[Nfb-web] Forwarding Newsline Articles: How to Do A Thing Right -- and Avoid Copyright Infringements?

[Everett Gavel]

Hi All,

A nice newspaper article on a new piece of tech was 
forwarded around recently.  It came from the Newsliner 
service.

I'm asking here for ideas on how to forward such useful 
information more efficiently, and, I guess, legally. 
I'm not really uptight about this.  It's not that big a 
deal if you ask me.  Great information should be 
shared.  It just looks sloppy on us, and we're also 
making the NFB look sloppy, IMO -- especially if and 
when such Forwards get posted to public lists like 
these.  The NFB -- and each of us using the service 
mentioned below -- agreed to the terms stated here:


"This article is provided to you as a courtesy of 
NFB-NEWSLINER Online for your sole use. The content of 
this E-mail is protected under copyright law, and is 
not to be distributed in any manner to others; 
infringement of our non-dissemination agreement is 
strictly prohibited.
Allowing someone to have access to this material is in 
violation of the Terms of Use agreement that you 
electronically signed when you signed up for 
NFB-NEWSLINER Online. Please do not forward this E-mail 
or its attachments to any other person or disseminate 
it in any manner."


So how might we be able to forward good info without 
abusing the priveleges that have been granted us?  It's 
my concern that if we so blatantly abuse these 
priveleges granted us by various publishers, why would 
any of them believe what we say to them in agreements 
for better access in the future?

Care to share ideas on doing it better?  On getting the 
useful info out there without copyright infringement? 
Such as, say, simply posting the title, author, and 
page-link (which has been recommended for years)? 
Maybe even including up to, what is it, 250 words as 
well, as a bit of a teaser blurb cropped from the 
article?  It's not that hard, really.  But I've been 
lazy myself too many times, and simply forwarded a 
whole article too.  I'm just trying to put some better 
ideas, some 'higher road' sort of options out there. 
Got any to share?  ;-)


Strive On!
Everett
everett at everettgavel.com
(330) 604-5750