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From: "Padmanabha Vyasamoorthy" <vyasamoorthy@gmail.com>


> (I do not know why pressing 'reply' puts only your name in To: field but
> not the list name?!)

This is a feature of the forum software - some are set to reply to the
group; some to the sender.

> In sophisticated online lending systems employing DRM  techniques, an
> electronic version of a file available in s(L)ending  library may be
> rendered unreadable or inaccessible once a copy has  been transfered to
> receiving library. Are you suggesting that this  much care should be taken
> by us also to be within copyright act?

Ideally yes - but we are really not yet geared up with such systems. Till we
reach those levels, Ideally clearing the "Sent mail" and the folder in which
the article may reside, can be cleared up after making sure that the
recipient has received the article or in about 4-5 days is the solution.

And in the context of rendering files unreadable etc - just for the interest
of those who do not know - the interesting features we have come across are:

a) CISTI sends articles (if we choose) by "Secure Electronic Delivery" -
when we order for commercial use. We are able to transmit the same email to
the company requesting for the same. The user there can download the article
only once and print the same.

b) British Library sends Secure Documents where they can be saved and
printed from one machine only

c) There are some publishers who allow downloads using some special
softares, and you can save the articles on a single machine only

d) In one of the Indian Medical Journals, you can read an article online,
but printing is disabled.

These are various ways copyright restrictions are coming into play

Regards
Vasumathi



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