Digital BW, The Print

Wow...that about says it...thanks guys.  Should we put a brief statement to
this effect in the joining instructions for the group...just to make sure
that new members "get it".

Robert

On 5/16/02 10:17 AM, "Martin Wesley" <mwesley250@...> wrote:

> Gregory,
> 
> After reviewing the binbook discussion we, as the Group's owners, have reached
> a position on the matter.
> 
> While our intent is to disseminate information about the many techniques of
> producing a B&W print from a digital file, we take exception to your approach.
> 
> We feel that it would have been appropriate for you to have first approached
> the Group owners about your project, then to have brought up the subject with
> the entire Group, and finally obtained permission from each individual to
> reproduce each individual post and to publish their e-mail address.
> 
> We also feel that the commercial nature of your project is at odds with the
> "commercial free" policy of the Group.
> 
> We are in agreement with earlier posts that you have violated Yahoo's "Terms
> of Service," you have broken copyright laws and you have breached the privacy
> of the members whose e-mail addresses you have posted. (You are apparently
> unaware that the sender's e-mail address is not posted to the Group list that
> is open to the public but are only sent out with e-mailed copies which is only
> available to members of the Group.)
> 
> Please remove all posts you have copied from the Yahoo! User Group, "Digital
> B&W, The Print," from your site immediately. If you do not comply with this
> request, your membership in the Group will be banned. We will also contact
> Yahoo to inform them of your breach of the Terms of Service and your copyright
> violations.
> 
> This message will also be posted to the list and we will ask Group members to
> monitor your site for compliance.
> 
> Martin Wesley
> Antonis Ricos