Klarinet Archive - Posting 000485.txt from 1999/03

From: "Steven J Goldman, MD" <sjgoldman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Internet Gilbert & Sullivan
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 10:31:55 -0500

Lelia,

As an author of several articles (and jokes) myself, may I give you a bit of
advise: Chill Out.

Humor over the Internet seems to be one of it's major functions, and as far
as I am concerned, if you post a joke or parody on the net, you better
consider it public domain. If you want to keep it to yourself, then don't
email it to anyone. It's a joke, not scholarly research, and people repeat
jokes all the time without giving the source.

I truly feel you owe Cindy an apology after your rather insulting tirade!

One Man's Opinion,
Steve
Glenview, IL

sjgoldman@-----.com

-----Original Message-----
From: LeliaLoban@-----.com]
Subject: [kl] Internet Gilbert & Sullivan
.....However, if you're not the author, this is worse than a
violation of the author's copyright, since the only name on this message is
yours: It's outright plagiarism, even if leaving off the author's byline
(or
information that the author is unknown) is only an innocent typo.......

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unsubscribe from Klarinet, e-mail: klarinet-unsubscribe@-----.org
Subscribe to the Digest: klarinet-digest-subscribe@-----.org
Additional commands: klarinet-help@-----.org
Other problems: klarinet-owner@-----.org