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From: Mark Crawford <mark_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:22:33 +0000
Message-ID: <495FF339.8070507_at_meteorites.cc>

Whoa, Michael :)

Pierre said he hoped it wouldn't be purchased by someone who would "use
the information for his business" - which isn't the same as saying not
to a dealer. In fact, in the original posting, he explicitly said he'd
prefer to sell to an IMCA member "or a well-known meteorite dealer". So
I don't think it's fair to characterise his post as you did.

A bigger question is data protection and copyright. There's no question
Pierre can sell the domain and his web code, but the info in the
database belongs to those who have submitted it. Same applies to the
extensive images stored there. I think it's reasonable to insist that
the new owner (curator?) respects our copyright and doesn't use the
images/data for commercial ends without prior permission.

Mark

Michael L Blood wrote:
> Greetings Pierre and all,
> Pierre, I was concerned about your comment of hoping
> The new owner is not a meteorite dealer who would benefit
> >From the web site personally in any way.
> Being a dealer puts one in a position to contribute to the
> meteoritic community and not just be some kind of blood sucking
> leach!

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Received on Sat 03 Jan 2009 06:22:33 PM PST