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From: buzzard@TheWorld.com (Sean T Barrett)
Subject: Re: the ultimate IF archive
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In article <a398tm$o2m$1@news.fsf.net>, Adam Thornton <adam@fsf.net> wrote:
>In article <u5fg5q1cqql4de@corp.supernews.com>, Kodrik  <kodrik@zc8.net> wrote:
>>But as more data has come to the thread from exterior source, it looks to
>>me that there is a strong possibility that some message will have to be
>>added to a site that offers files freely for download.
>
>I hate to agree with Kodrik, but would it be fairly technically easy to
>drop some boilerplate onto both the http and ftp versions of the archive
>which says, in essence, "Files available here are licensed under the
>general terms found at <pointer>, unless there is a more specific
>license available with the file, in which case, those terms apply." ?

Yes, god forbid we assume that citizens of the world
are sensible, decent individuals who can apply a little
common sense to the situation and infer this from context.

kodriks of the world unite! you've managed to slightly
increase the amount of legal jargon bullshit in the world!

SeanB
