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Subject:FW: Client misunderstanding of public domain From:"Jones, John B." <jj7018 -at- att -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:52:21 -0400
Post to list also.
John B Jones
Technical Writer
Reachview Technologies
AT&T Service Assurance
Atlanta, GA
john -dot- jones2 -at- bellsouth -dot- com <mailto:john -dot- jones2 -at- bellsouth -dot- com>
From: Jones, John B.
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 10:49 AM
To: 'heidi arnold'
Subject: RE: Client misunderstanding of public domain
AT&T has many, many departments. In some cases documents get distributed
far and wide and the original document ownership has long expired
(people leave, go to different projects, etc.). Individual graphics also
float around from place to place. I assume this is the closest thing to
"public domain" within a single company, but I am not sure. I do try to
put the original author in the revision history if possible.
Does anyone have similar experiences?
John B Jones
Technical Writer
Reachview Technologies
AT&T Service Assurance
Atlanta, GA
john -dot- jones2 -at- bellsouth -dot- com <mailto:john -dot- jones2 -at- bellsouth -dot- com>
From: heidi arnold [mailto:heidi -dot- w -dot- arnold -at- gmail -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 10:43 AM
To: Jones, John B.
Subject: Re: Client misunderstanding of public domain
What about cross-pollination of graphics and text within a company? If I
find a graphic or some text used in one AT&T document, can I use it in
another AT&T document without permission?
-- it depends on the organization. if the number of fratricidal
departments and satrapys is low, you probably don't need permission.
anyplace i have worked, one would ask for written permission and file it
someplace secure.
hth
heidi
On 7/12/07, Jones, John B. <jj7018 -at- att -dot- com> wrote:
Jim wrote:
All of those manuals and instruction sheets and other stuff that is put
on
the Web is owned by the companies and people who worked to assemble it -
these people and institutions own the copyright of all that creative
work.
It is not in the public domain just because it is publicly available.
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What about cross-pollination of graphics and text within a company? If I
find a graphic or some text used in one AT&T document, can I use it in
another AT&T document without permission?
John B Jones
Technical Writer
Reachview Technologies
AT&T Service Assurance
Atlanta, GA
john -dot- jones2 -at- bellsouth -dot- com
jj7018 -at- att -dot- com
jjones -at- reachview -dot- com
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