Re: Draft IESG Statement on Removal of an Internet-Draft from the IETF Web Site

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On 9/18/12 11:46 PM, Joe Touch wrote:


On 9/16/2012 6:56 AM, Lawrence Conroy wrote:
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It is VERY useful to be able to search through drafts to see how we
got here, AND to see things that were explored and abandoned.

Thieves find it very useful to have what they steal. That doesn't legitimize their theft.

Utility can determine whether it's worth the effort/expense to run a public archive, but your utility never undermines my rights as an author.
Non-lawyer here...

An authors rights are not entirely exclusive. e.g. 17 U.S.C 107 applies.
Joe




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