This is exactly why I said what a can of worms. I fully agree with you. I was just trying to make a point that we now have to accept that it is "a shame" as you stated... but at this point, should anything be done, or, can anything be done? The answer to both questions is probably no and nothing.
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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
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Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 10:20 AM
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Subject: Re: on ebay
>>Should the sellers of these documents be charged with receiving stolen
property?<<
Whoa. That is quite a leap you are making here. Kind of like assuming
that any Honda Accord advertised from LA is stolen.
First, what makes you think the books were stolen. As Patrick said
earlier, quite often in the past, the books were not claimed as company
property. Then again, they may have been thrown out in the trash as
unnecessary. And as any good National Enquirer reporter can tell you,
once in the can it's fair game.
There is a lot of difference between someone who cuts out a document
from a book and someone who may have possession of notebooks. For all
we know, the books were either so important that some secretary spent
half her life transcribing the contents. On the other hand, it could be
that the books were from a project that either failed or was cancelled.
I can think of a dozen reasons or more why selling the books would be
perfectly legal. Just the fact that we think it's a shame doesn't make
it a crime.
Bill R
Bill Roach, CRM
Enterprise EDMS Coordinator
State of North Dakota
ITD/Records Management
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