Re: debian-legal list entry - confidential information disclosure
Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes:
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 04:08:25PM -0500, Sam Hartman wrote:
> > I'd argue that the disclaimer only matters if the person posted the
> > content to the list themselves rather than have it forwarded and even
> > then possibly only if they knew it was a list.
> >
> > I believe Thomas had an excellent explanation of what to do in this
> > situation.
>
> I'm opposed to us practicing Stalinistic revisionism on our list
> archives.
Yes, that's a good point. So if they insist on removal of the
messages (which they have not done at this point), we can replace them
with a paraphrase, include a notation that we have done so, and why,
and a pointer to the present thread, and make damn sure we keep all
their email addresses fully visible.
> If party X posts information on our mailing lists that party Y didn't
> want the world to see, party Y's beef is with party X, not us.
Indeed, but alas, copyright law allows party Y to sue us too.
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