I would accept use of the system this way, but the Vendor would need to
disclose each time he/she made a request on the list that they were
getting paid for someone else's work. The quick answer, goodwill to
other professionals will help, but disclosure would be best.
Bev Lipton
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison-Palo Alto
bevbphpa@class.org
blipton@brobeck.com
(415) 496-2805
(415) 496-2885 - fax
On Tue, 10 May 1994, Paul Mitchell wrote:
> I have a question about the ethical use of this list. Here is the
> _hypothetical_ situation:
>
> I am a commercial vendor of information, offering a range of
> services including legal and law-related research. I command
> market-rate fees from my clients for such work. One source I
> make use of is the Internet, and particularly the law-lib list.
> On law-lib, I can make use of the resources and goodwill of
> hundreds of professional librarians who can supply the answers to
> my more obscure questions, for which I can then bill my clients.
>
> Is this an _appropriate_ use of this list?
>
> Kindly post your responses to law-lib!
>
>
> Paul Evans Mitchell <mitchell@panix.com>
> 212-858-1676 Follow your bliss.
>
>
>
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