Re: Turn of the 20th century documents on Vinland - Shipley, Fischer & Jelic

From: Drew Nicholson (anicholson16_at_comcast.net)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:27:49 -0500

"Inger E Johansson" <inger_e.johansson@notelia.com> wrote in message
news:uEvBc.96483$dP1.316598@newsc.telia.net...
> Larry,
> I probably heard of Project Gutenburg before you did, anyhow long before
it
> was launched. That isn't the same as if you or any other private person
put
> up the documents on net in it's original. Appart from that when it began
to
> be discussed it was at least a discussion between Libraries, Museum and
> other Archieve-owners which lead to an agreement of how the copyrights
> should be looked after.

It is exactly the same. Copyright law applies equally to libraries and
individuals.

> But as I said that doesn't allow any private person to put up such pages
on
> his or her url.
>

And as I said, it most certainly does.

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