Re: GZG and Copyright

At 11:16 AM 1/31/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Now I'm admining this list there's somethinG I have to clear up..
>
>What was the exact decision regarding having representatives from GZG
on
>this list? Obviously, with all the extra rules, timelines etc that get 
>posted there's a possibility of someone taking out legal action if 
>something similar gets into a future GZG product. 
>
>I would like to avoid this if possible, and have my own opinions as to
the 
>solution but I WOULD like to know what the consensus (if there was one)

>was..
>
>
>					TTFN
>						Jon
>----------------------------------------------
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> And I wanna be like you but I hate when you're like them'
>		    Maria McKee 'What Else you Wanna Know'
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I was under the impression that everything posted to this list became
property of GZG and could legally be used in future releases, with
credit
going to the original author.  This is from the original message you get
when you first subscribe:

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Take care,

Tre