On 5/2/06, Lars Aronsson lars@aronsson.se wrote:
Gregory Maxwell wrote:
Content which forbids derivied works is not anymore free content than content you can use but not distribute. Both are without cost, both deny you what would be considered natural rights without copyright,
The Wikimedia Foundation maintains archives of its own mailing lists, for example this one. Is that free contents? Should I be allowed to modify and distribute the record of what you said?
I certainly don't consider my mailing list posts to be free content. I've given permission for Wikimedia to distribute copies via email to everyone on the list. That's it. Any other use is not permitted via license, though it might fall under fair use or some other exception to copyright law.
Anthony