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Re: Where can I find an old Internet-drafts?
Mark Handley wrote:
>>FWIW, these aren't supposed to be archived. The whole point is that
>>they're supposed to go away.
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> ...
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>>Thus, posting this archive is potentially (and hopefully) in violation
>>of the copyright of the authors. (I'm glad to see none of my past drafts
>>in the database above; yes, I have issued desist letters to those
>>posting them in violation of the explicit permitted use).
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> I'm sorry Joe, but you're wrong.
Please _read_ the IDs you're archiving; not all have this portion. Those
that don't (especially older ones) are in violation to archive.
Joe
> This is off topic for this list, but
> here's the copyright that Internet Drafts have to use these days:
>
> Full Copyright Statement
>
> Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
>
> This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to
> others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it
> or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published
> and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any
> kind, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
> included on all such copies and derivative works. However, this
> document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by removing
> the copyright notice or references to the Internet Society or other
> Internet organizations, except as needed for the purpose of
> developing Internet standards in which case the procedures for
> copyrights defined in the Internet Standards process must be
> followed, or as required to translate it into languages other than
> English.
>
> The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be
> revoked by the Internet Society or its successors or assigns.
>
> This document and the information contained herein is provided on an
> "AS IS" basis and THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET ENGINEERING
> TASK FORCE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
> BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION
> HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
> MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
>
>
> Thus anyone has the right in perpetuity to archive or otherwise
> reproduce internet drafts.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark