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Aucbvax.5819 fa.digest-p utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!digest-people Sat Jan 16 23:12:47 1982 Re: [Paul A. Karger: restricted distribution of mailing lists/digests/etc] >From AMSLER@SRI-AI Sat Jan 16 23:07:19 1982 The digests do not exist as authorized publications. If pressed as to what they are, one would probably have to say "experimental use of the ARPANET for personal communication via re-distributed electronic mail" Thus the digests are actually only an automated mechanism for individuals to send mail to a larger mailing list. As such, I'd guess they should fall under the domain of "internal communications" between research project members authorized to use the net. This means that they are about in the same league with the notes you have in your desk drawers. Re-printing of such material for readers outside the audience to which it was originally sent (or others reachable via the ARPANET's mail system and authorized to use the net) constitutes theft of personal property.

It is about the same as someone sneaking into the Pentagon and xeroxing the contents of someone's desk and then giving it to the Washington Post. That is, there was NEVER any intent to "publish" involved in sending the material across the net. At least no more so than if one mailed everyone on a digest mailing list a copy of the same letter via the post office. I.e. no "public" presentation of the information has taken place. -------

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