From: "Ted White" <twhite8 at cox.net>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Capclave
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:07:02 -0400
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Kling" <jkling at nasw.org>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 1:46 PM
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Capclave

> Tuesday, October 19, 2004, 1:22:22 PM, WSFA members wrote:
>
> > As a law librarian by training, Jim has it correct. I have copyright
even if i don't declare it or register
> > it upon the production of the document.  Copyright is assumed unless it
permission is granted.
>
> Thank you, Sally.
>
> And I am stunned that someone such as Ted who has worked many years as a
magazine editor would be ignorant of
> this basic fact of copyright law.
>
> Ted, the next time you call someone out on a public list, take the time
to get your facts straight. Failure to
> do so makes *you* look bad.

Funny thing; none of this was true when I was an active editor.  Indeed,
the change must be recent because I see copyright notices on virtually all
commercial properties.  I suspect it's not that simple, but I *will* make
inquiries.

--Ted White