Re: [libreplanet-discuss] New GNU

[Miles Fidelman]

> On Mon, 14 May 2012 11:30:37 -0400
> "Richard-qbiciii"<richard@qbiciii.com>  wrote:
>
> > The idea that ANYTHING put onto the internet automatically become
> > 'public' domain is ludicrous. It should be the opposite. The new
> > platform (domain) that is waiting to emerge is one where everything
> > posted to it is private and highly encrypted , and only by permission
> > of the owner is anything made public.

It's also simply wrong.  Anything put into the Internet is de facto and 
de jure copyright by its author, at least in any jurisdiction party to 
the Berne Convention (most wrongheaded thing the US has done was signing 
on).  Now the question of implied licenses and fair use are much greyer 
areas.


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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is.   .... Yogi Berra