Having sat in the club newletter editor chair, I've wondered the same
thing myself and have gone on the advice of others that share this view.
The general concenus being it's ok to use in local club newletters as
long as the original source was credited.
I think most editors would agree with this and like you mentioned, most
will be flattered that you thought highly enough of the original
publication that they'd like to use it in their newletter. The only time
I can think of when this gets into trouble is in the case of either a
copyrighted article that was published but improper credits given or
copyright mark left off and secondary publishers are not aware.
The same question also applies to internet responses and whether the
general concensus being if it's ok to publish those in local club
newsletters.
-Craig Burlingame
The Mighty Minx has Spoken
On Thu, 28 Mar 1996 TEdlund(at)aol.com wrote:
> I read with some interest the thread concerning newsletter articles. The
> gist was, I don't want to subscribe to all the various club newsletters to
> get a few technical articles, is there a way to just get the tech stuff. The
> thought being the majority content of the various club newsletters is local
> event information which is useless to non-locals.
>
> As the editor of a local newsletter, Sunbeam Owners Group of San Diego, I was
> wondering what other editors or club officers thought about the sharing of
> their club generated technical articles? Is this information proprietary, or
> free to be shared?
>
> I have always been a little hesitant to re-publish articles from other
> newsletters, not knowing the property rights involved.
>
> Our club policy is that our articles are free for the taking. We feel that
> such articles aid in the flow of information to owners of the marque. In
> fact, we feel complimented that someone else thought enough of one of our
> articles to re-print it.
>
> I would like to see all clubs state a policy regarding re-publication of
> their tech articles. I would also like that policy to aid the flow of
> information.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Terry Edlund
> Newsletter Editor
> Sunbeam Owners Group of San Diego
>
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