Can we reprint UKMason-list articles in our lodge newsletter?
Whether or not you can reprint articles you see on the Internet without asking permission is a matter of current debate in many newsgroups. On the UKMason-list mailing list, however, it is generally agreed that anything we write is fair game for publication in a non-profit making lodge newsletter, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the posting. If you do reprint an article, or part of an article, please give credit to its author, and to the UKMason-list. Not doing so is plagiarism. Also, as a courtesy to the author, you really should send him e-mail to let him know that his article will be appearing in your publication. If you are publishing something other than a non-profit bulletin, then you should work out some arrangement with the author. If you are writing an article for the UKMason-list and do NOT want it to be used freely in Lodge newsletters, then you must state this explicitly in your posting. (Otherwise, it will be ASSUMED that it is reprintable.) You could have a disclaim
