[CRS_META] Copyright infringements

[Karsten Braaten]

The lists archived at:

http://lists.calorierestriction.org/pipermail/cr_lists.calorierestriction.org/
http://lists.calorierestriction.org/pipermail/crcomm_lists.calorierestriction.org/

  ... where never intended to be permanent, or to remain public.  In
fact, EMWB provided a private archiving option that I never set up,
because there would have been no (simple) way to search it -- and
people use these archives both for searching and for actually reading
the list.

  Now that Jeff's searchable archives are up, however, these above can
(and should, IMHO) be taken down, and Jeff's solution provided as the
only archive option.  With suitable access control (i.e., no access by
public search engines), the problem of individuals who violate list
rules by posting copyrighted material will be less likely to become a
significant issue for the organization.

  Furthermore, honoring take down requests would be much easier with
Jeff's archives, which (I assume) would not require involvement of a
third party like EMWB to accomplish.


The perspicuous and trenchant words of ROBERT CAVANAUGH were:
> 
> --- Tim Tyler <seemysig at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Right.  So, as the copyright infringements
> > have grown increasingly common, is
> > the damage potential large enough for
> > the CRS be worried?  Is there a technical fix
> > - such as avoiding the takedown charge?
> 
> 
> That is an interesting question.  I guess the best
> option from a financial point would be to take the
> archive down altogether since there are hundreds if
> not thousands of posts which violate the US copyright
> law and/or U.S. National Library of Medicine policy.
> 
> Once the archive is down, someone (not me) would have
> to expunge all the abstracts/articles, etc., and leave
> the URL of where the article/abstract is located. 
> Then the "cleaned" archive could be uploaded to
> another host.
> 
> I'd like to think there is an easier solution.
> 
> Bob 
> 


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