(oops, sent to Sam not the list)
On 07/04/06, Sam Korn <smoddy(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/7/06, Andrew Gray <shimgray(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
The FBI puts most of its released FOIA material
online; much more is
held by places like the National Security Archive and, again,
accessible to the public. Wouldn't this class as publication by a
reputable source?
Oh, I didn't know that. Yes, then, it would.
It's a big thing now.
Bear in mind that the author, the FBI or whoever, is inherently a
citable source - they're the government. All you need to do is make
sure that the material is available to people who aren't you; indeed,
I'd argue that hosting it on your own website is fine as long as it's
not in serious doubt the original publisher was the FBI. (and
copyright permits)
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- Andrew Gray
andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk