Re: A question

[Scott Swanson <swandwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike (mmglass@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) writes:

 >The copying/reproduction of licensed/copyrighted material
 >for other than your own personal use is considered an
 >illegal activity. Using this list to conduct such an activity
 >violates the FBO Mailing List Charter

Actually, this is a bit of a grey area.  The charter says "Illegal 
activities directly involving the list (those carried out on or by the list 
itself) are forbidden" -- but the charter fails to define just exactly what 
"directly involving" means.

The charter also says "Members are responsible for their own conduct 
regarding recordings of released and unreleased material" -- which would 
also seem to contradict the notion that it's a violation of the charter.

Furthermore, it should be pointed out that ALL BOOTLEG TRADING is 
technically illegal, even if you're just trading for blanks & postage.  And 
*that* kind of "illegal activity" has been prevalent (if not endorsed) here 
for years.  Except during Zerxes' reign. :)

Personally, I think it's something that should be frowned upon but NOT 
something worthy of 3-warnings-and-you're-out.

Regards,

Scott
(swandwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)