To: kybelle who wrote (13410 ) 6/16/1998 9:05:00 AM From: William Brotherson Read Replies (5) | Respond to of 50264
TO ALL..... This is the letter that I sent to Jill after talking to a Lawyer friend about Byron's suspension from SI. He specializes in privacy vs. public Intellectual Property cases. Jill, Good Morning, Please read this entire letter before you delete it. I understand that you are being inundated with letters concerning Byron Glenn and his suspension from SI. I would respectfully request that you reinstate Mr. Glenn's privileges for the following reason. Mr. Glenn did not personally type out any information. He only provided a link to what is public information. When a person provides any type of information, even personal, whether it be in a published form, a web page, or a note on a public bulletin board or corner grocery store for that matter, that person gives up any privacy issues by implication. His agreement to have said information printed and made accessible to the general public at large can not be covered under "ANY" privacy act, even those that come from a third party agreement. The only exception to this rule falls under the Intellectual copy right, for the purpose of monetary gain directly from the said material. This has been argued time and again in courts across the land and the legal position is very clear. I do understand that you are only trying to keep your member agreement intact and enforceable, but, in this case you are wrong and have definitely made a clear case of censorship. The person who made the complaint can not have his cake and eat it too. He cannot say that "I will allow anyone to have access to my information until someone that I do not like gets it, then I will call foul under the Invasion of Privacy act. This just is not permitted under our judicial system and existing laws. So again, I ask that Mr. Glenn's SI membership be restored to full status immediately. William Brotherson (wb229ahc@micron.net)