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Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org>,
	Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org>, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>,
	w^3 <pgsql-www@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Archives policy
From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>
To: Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>
In-reply-to: <1239908879.7840.294.camel@jd-laptop.pragmaticzealot.org>
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Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:55:00 -0300
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Excerpts from Joshua D. Drake's message of jue abr 16 15:07:59 -0400 2009=
:
> On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 15:03 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> > "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> writes:
> > > On Thu, 16 Apr 2009, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> > >> (and I don't think we're going to attempt to delete pornographic
> > >> messages posted months ago -- if anything of the sort happens, act=
ion is
> > >> going to be taken pretty hastily).
> >=20
> > > Agreed ... there isn't any reason why someone 'internally' doesn't =
notice=20
> > > it from jus scanning the lists ...
> >=20
> > I think by far the most likely problem scenario is that someone claim=
s
> > to hold copyright on something-or-other in an old message and files a
> > DMCA takedown notice against it.  AFAICT the standard of proof in suc=
h
> > cases is "guilty until proven innocent", so we'd probably have to cav=
e
> > rather than argue about it.  How are the copyright laws in Canada the=
se
> > days?
>=20
> I think what we really need to do is stop playing attorney and ask one
> what our exposure is. I will contact SFLC.

I just got another guy requesting me to remove an archived email from
very old archives.  Nothing illegal so I'm not doing it.  Still, I just
reread this thread and saw this offer and no followup.  JD, did you ever
get around to asking SFLC about this?

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=C3=81lvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>
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