[pct-l] PCT Hiker Register

[Ashley]

Ohhh let's get gourmet on this!!! He is a lawyer! But the registry does say its going to be posted on postholer so I guess it's the person who registers responsibility to read the fine print! I think the lawyers would agree with that....Haha these email threads are hilarious, so many heated opinions about the darnedest things :)!
Iguana

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On Jul 31, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Greg Hummel <bighummel at aol.com> wrote:

> Hm, if I came across a trail register in the forest, on public land, or in a Post Office, and freely available to anyone coming by, I don't think I would expect any comments I leave to be private in any shape, form or legality.
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> The old trail registers are in the PCTA's archives and I and many other old, ancient thru-hikers have been urging them to scan and post, or make available to the public. This same argument came up, one of privacy and we have argued as I have here, that these were recorded on public property, in a public arena, with free access to anyone. Where does the privacy issue come into this? Maybe a lawyer can explain it to me.
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> Greg Hummel
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> "I'm afraid of nothing and scared of everything"- GNH 
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