[alicebot-archcomm] copyright on mailing list messages

[Jonathan Roewen]

> > Another problem might be AIML snippets already
> > published in the mailing lists: They are GPL and can't be sold!
>
> I doubt this is the case since no mention of any licence is made during
> registration, nor is any notice of a licence being applied found on any
> message. It is therefore very unlikely that code in AIF mailing list
> messages is GPL'ed.

If someone does publish AIML/snippets of AIML to a public list/forum (and
this list's archive is public, though membership is not), wouldn't it become
public domain, unless the included snippet comes with a copyright and/or
license for use.

Jon