More info on Copyrights

[Guest guest]

Dear Group,

Although an official cease and desist request has been sent to the

moderator of another group requesting she delete posts which were

posted HERE and are fully covered by copyrights of this group and

introductory email instructions for this group, no action has been

taken by that moderator which would proactively take care of this

problem. Quite the contrary.

Privacy of members posting content on this group is an issue I take

very, very seriously. Blatant disregard of our group policies will

result in immediate removal of the member from this group. Further,

should the posts in question NOT be removed from the online archival

of the offending group's support group, I will not hesitate to take

further action by contacting Microsoft (who, ultimately, owns/oversees

Yahoo these days) and request that the posts be summarily removed and

sanctions taken against the group in question.

Freedom of speech does NOT include the right to ignore copyrights or

ownership of content. This is an issue which has come up several

times over the last 5+ years and, apparently, there are individuals

who simply do not understand what it means to respect written content

belonging to another OR even the simple policies which are sent out to

all members of this group upon accepted membership.

There are NO exceptions to this policy. NONE. If I were to allow

latitude on even ONE stolen email from this group reposted elsewhere

without permission, the copyright and privacy protection of ALL the

email of this group would be in question.

In the past, Microsoft has been highly responsive to my queries for an

investigation and action. In fact, their own Terms of Service also

contain content that clearly outlines MEMBER CONDUCT. Please read #6

of the following for more information:

http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Rest assured, upon request Yahoo/Microsoft does indeed investigate

complaints and takes their own Terms of Service extremely serious.

Reposting content from this group to another group without permission

is a violation of copyrights, shows blatant disrespect for the author

of the originating email, does not allow for proper rebuttal, and is

misrepresentation of content taken out of context. If I become aware

of any incident where this occurs from email originating on this

support group, it is my duty to address the violation(s) head on and

take appropriate actions/sanctions. No ifs, ands, or buts.

This may seem like an awfully harsh email and I do apologize for that

-- but find it critical that members understand my position on this

AND precisely how seriously violations are considered.

Carla Dionne

Executive Director

National Uterine Fibroids Foundation