the listserve and any reposting without a member's knowledge constitutes a
breach of agreement. If people would like to see the items reposted I think
the list managers should offer members a chance to commit to a new agreement
that includes such things as reposting.
My 2 cents
On 2/5/08 1:04 PM, "Marti Weston" <mweston@gds.org> wrote:
> Dear ISED-L Members,
>
> Recently an ISED member began feeding ISED list posts to a blog. He
> informed the list, although not the list managers, and ISED posts began
> forwarding to the blog. Shortly thereafter we asked the list member to
> disable the part of the blog that accepted ISED feeds until we had a
> chance to discuss the change on the list.
>
> While the list managers recognize the limits of a traditional listserv and
> believe that content should be made available in a variety of forms, we
> wonder if list contributors want their postings published a second time on
> a blog? On the blog they can be responded to without the knowledge of the
> original writer, unless that person checks in on a regular basis.
>
> Our thought is that this particular use of ISED material does not really
> come under the "Creative Commons." While anything can be reposted
> anywhere on the Internet, is the automatic reposting to a blog something
> contributors and subscribers wish to do? Should subscribers give their
> permission to repost? Does participation on ISED give someone implicit
> permission to repost?
>
> On January 17, my colleague and fellow manager, Curt, at the suggestion of
> the other list managers, wrote a polite e-mail request that the blog be
> disabled for the time being. The full e-mail was posted on the blog,
> although it was intended for one person with copies to the other list
> managers.
>
> We appreciate that those of you who have suggested changes or implemented
> virtual communities with other tools have taken the time to check in with
> the managers and then with the subscribers.
>
> Let's open this issue as a discussion topic. What are your thoughts? We
> look forward to hearing your views.
>
> Best,
> Marti Weston
> Co-Manager, Independent School Educator's Listserv (ISED-L)
> For info on ISED-L see http://www.gds.org/ISED-L
>
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