I agree with Michael, there are few truly clear lines, as depicted in this animation on Facebook: [1]http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7660891/markzism-tyranny-or-transcen dence Another example: this list. Is it published? Is it public? When I quote Michael & Jeremy among others on the company blog, from the list, is that OK? [2]http://blog.texifter.com/index.php/2011/05/07/twitter-and-history-ma rch-on/ ~Stu -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Air-L] a question about privacy protection and copyright in Internet research From: Michael Zimmer <[3]zimmerm@uwm.edu> Was this information "published"? Is it really meant to be "public"? Did I consent to it being used? Is my ignorance about how Facebook now works justification for harvesting and using the information? References 1. http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7660891/markzism-tyranny-or-transcendence 2. http://blog.texifter.com/index.php/2011/05/07/twitter-and-history-march-on 3. mailto:zimmerm@uwm.edu