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Posted by Mark Parnell on 11/19/46 11:34
Deciding to do something for the good of humanity, dorayme
<dorayme@optusnet.com.au> spouted in alt.html:
> You can do it as has been made clear. If it helps, not too many
> believe you wanted to do it for any other purpose than was
> legitimate.
I don't know that anyone assumed he did.
> It is just that someone mentioned some ethical
> consideration - yawn - right at the start)
I merely mentioned it in case the OP was not aware of the ramifications
- as he has now made clear that he owns the other site, it is obviously
not an issue. For him, anyway. Others reading the thread may be wanting
to link to someone else's images - and they need to know that they need
to get permission to do so.
> and others tore off
> like hares with the issue, having some fun along the way. This
> is what newsgroups are like.
Indeed. And no one was discussing the OP personally, just the issue of
hotlinking in generally.
> Actually. I now feel bad at not slapping the guy
> down myself,
Well excuse me!
> (Goddamn it, I was too respectful). Usually it is
> the puritanically historied yanks who's lips these issues are
> always on,
Unfortunately (thanks to the Yanks) we live in a world full of
litigation, so you need to be careful about these things.
> but in this case, I am ashamed to say, it was a
> convict historied Aussie.
Well, my parents are both Brits who came out here as kids, so no
convicts in my family tree. :-) My wife has a few, though - if that
helps.
> But he is totally unusual,
Aren't we all?
> he is a
> non-Woody-Allen-movie-going
I go to very few movies at all, but no - I haven't ever seen a Woody
Allen movie. What that has to do with the OP's post I have no idea. But
of course this is Usenet. It doesn't have to be related.
> suit-owning
One (1) suit. Which I have hardly worn.
> individual.
"Yes, we're ALL individuals".
"Er, I'm not."
> Don't worry.
Indeed. :-)
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Mark Parnell
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