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re: To upload or not to upload





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On Fri, 24 Jun 1994, Paul E. Black wrote:

> 
> 	On Thu, 23 Jun 1994, Paul E. Black wrote:
> 	
> 	> Uploading the Klingon rhyming dictionary to the FTP archive would not
> 	> be a good idea.
> 	Why not????
> 	
> (I don't claim to be a legal expert, but I have read extensively in
> order to handle software properly.)  The Klingon rhyming dictionary is
> a derivative work: primarily the dictionary portion sorted differently.
> Uploading it to a publicly accessible FTP archive would allow copies
> to be made by those who didn't buy the book.  Thus the person
> uploading (and possibly those running the FTP site) liable for
> copyright infringement.  If we respect Okrand's intellectual rights,
> he may be more willing to "work with us."
> 
> I vote for trying to get permission to put the work lists (lexicon?)
> on-line.
> 
> Paul E. Black                   Laboratory for Applied Logic
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> 
Hi,
I think I understand.   I did not know that there is a Klingon poetry 
book available....now for the next question....where can I buy it???

Yes, I do believe Mark would support us....I would love to see him come 
aboard the Internet!



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