Re: Picky .sig trend

: ckipp@vth1.vth.colostate.edu (Cathy Kipp) writes: : Many people seem to be writing: : -> : ->========================================================================= : ->= ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. = : ->= This posting is copyright and may be used only for the purposes = : ->= of professional study. Use of this posting in any commercial = : ->= environment is explicity prohibited. This posting may only be = : ->= reproduced for personal archival purposes. = : ->========================================================================= : : Would somebody mind telling me how I am missing the boat? This .sig seems to : becoming quite trendy, but I don't even feel comfortable responding to people : who use it. Suppose I respond to a question and someone has this .sig and I : use some of the original text to answer the question. It seems to me whether : it's a personal reply or a posting I could somehow be legally liable and it's : not worth it for offering free comments and advice. : : Does this .sig bug anyone else? Or am I missing the boat on this trend??? Another view: You'r simply american Cathy. Even the thought of legal liability haven't entered my mind. Let them try - in a Norwegian court. They wouldn't even get into the building. That also makes this sig strange. If someone posted an original article, a thesis or something of that sort I could understand, but in a newsgroup on a question or responce it is inappropriate. Copyrighted web pages is a different matter entirely. Nils.Myklebust@ccmail.telemax.no NM-data, Aasesvei 71, 1300 Sandvika, Norway My opinions are those of my company