RE: Stealing Free Articles and Auctioning It

["Debasis Mohanty" <mail () hackingspirits com>]

Thanks to ALL, 
That's a gr8 response indeed !!! :)

I am aware of many such craps who have already copyied & reproduced my
articles without my knowledge and I was least bothered about it but this
time I have taken it seriously, since someone has tried to reproduce and
sell my article without my knowledge. 

I have already intimated eBay and a complaint has been lodged @ IFCC
http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp as well. Soon I shall lodge a complaint at
the Canada's local Law enforcement body once I get the contact details of
the culprit. 

Regards, 
Debasis Mohanty




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Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 4:04 AM
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Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Stealing Free Articles and Auctioning It

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 01:21:05 +0200
Maxim Vexler <hq4ever () gmail com> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 23:22:03 +0530, Debasis Mohanty 
> <mail () hackingspirits com> wrote:
> > > I bought a copy, then used the techniques and fornd your own paper 
> > > on:
> > >  www.infosecwriters.com/text_resources/
> > > doc/Demystifying_Google_Hacks.doc
>
> Not to give legitimation to such egoistic repulsive behavior, BUT your 
> work is released under the GPL/GFDL or a similar "Free Licence", isn't 
> it ?
> In fact I wasn't able to find in the document text under what licence 
> it's being published, from that one could conclude that it's "Public 
> Domain" which is even less restrictive then "Free Licence".

No, the author is listed and named. As he did not explicitly put it under a
free license even downloading the text from the website is technically in a
juristic gray area - best case. Reselling without a proper contract (e.g.
commercial or free license) simply is illegal. 

Short: No (free) license = no download, no publishing, no reselling.
At least not until the author is dead for more than 75 years...

Bye

Volker

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