[dsdl-comment] Re: Entities for XML

Exactly John. Simply acknowledging source as a copyright statement in a
referenced file that is linked to the printable document is not sufficient
to absolve someone from blame for copyright infringement. David must
acknowledge the earlier work over many years by ISO members such as Anders
Berglund if he is to publish this as a W3C Recommendation

Martin
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From: "John Cowan" <cowan@ccil.org>
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Cc: "David Carlisle" <davidc@nag.co.uk>; <member-math@w3.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:25 PM
Subject: [dsdl-comment] Re: Entities for XML

> Martin Bryan scripsit:
>
>> I note with dismay, but not with surprise, that once again a W3C
>> recommendation based on earlier and extensive work by ISO carries not
>> only no reference to the source of the material but no acknowledgement
>> of where copyrighted material has been stolen from. I certainly do not
>> want my name associated with such illegal activities.
>
> Let's take this as strongly worded advice to add such a reference
> and an explanation that the entity sets with names beginning "iso-"
> do in fact come from ISO.
>
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> and the leaders of tomorrow: the Bill of cowan@ccil.org
> Rights is not a frivolous luxury, in force http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
> only during times of peace and prosperity.
> We don't just push it to the side when the going gets tough. --Molly
> Ivins
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