------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jan 1994 18:51:45 CST From: CuD Moderators Subject: File 4--Policy on Distributing CuDs We're continually asked about our policy on distributing or disseminating CuDs. The policy is fairly simple: CuDs may be freely distributed in their entirety as long as they are unaltered. This means that they may be uploaded to bulletin boards or placed on public access systems, or zeroxed and sent, at no cost, to others. In general, individual articles may be extracted in their entirety as long as the the text, author identity and source are included. However, some authors do retain copyright, and the authors should be contacted. Some articles are printed on condition by the author that they may not be extracted and distributed. A notice will appear at the start or conclusion of the article. In these cases, the authors *MUST* give their consent. There are some important qualifications: CuDs may not be sold or other distributed for commercial gain. It's fully acceptable to place CuDs on commercial BBSes, of course, but it is unacceptable, for example, to make CDs or hardcopies and sell them. Because authors hold the presumptive copyright to their own works, individual articles may be reproduced commercially IF AND ONLY IF the authors give explicit permission. CuDs and their contents may be cited, extracted, quoted, or other used within fair-use guidelines, but students (and some media folk) should bear in mind that plagiarism is considered unethical. Our general philosophy is that CuDs should be free. Authors contribute their works at no cost, we assemble and distribute them at no cost, and we would take a rather dim view of anyone attempting to profit from the altruistic voluntary labors of others. We hope that the rumors that CuD is being sold commercially on CD are untrue. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ + END THIS FILE + +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+===+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=