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[Mark Crawford]

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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