INTERNET-DRAFT                               Charles H. Lindsey
Usenet Format Working Group                  University of Manchester
                                             July 2001

9.3. Liability

9.3.  Liability
   There is a presumption that a poster who sends an article to Usenet
   intends it to be stored on a multitude of serving agents, and has
   therefore given permission for it to be copied to that extent.
   Nevertheless, Usenet is not exempt from the Copyright laws, and it
   should not be assumed that permission has been given for the article
   to be copied outside of Usenet, nor for its permanent archiving
   contrary to any Archive header that may be present.

   Posters also need to be aware that they are responsible if they
   breach Copyright, Libel, Harrassment or other restrictions relating
   to material that they post, and that they may possibly find
   themselves liable for such breaches in jurisdictions far from their
   own. Serving agents may also be liable in some jurisdictions,
   especially if the breach has been explicitly drawn to their
   attention.

   Users who are concerned about such matters should seek advice from
   competent legal authorities.

Diffs to previous draft

--- {draft-04}	Wed Jul 11 21:56:23 2001
+++ {draft-05}	Wed Jul 11 21:56:23 2001
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
    therefore given permission for it to be copied to that extent.
    Nevertheless, Usenet is not exempt from the Copyright laws, and it
    should not be assumed that permission has been given for the article
-   to be copied outside of Usenet, not for its permanent archiving
+   to be copied outside of Usenet, nor for its permanent archiving
    contrary to any Archive header that may be present.
 
    Posters also need to be aware that they are responsible if they