Non-Quotation Disclaimer

[Kenneth Broda-bahm]

This is new.  At the end of David Berube's recent article against
critiques he writes,

        "None of the above statements directly attributable to me should
        be used as evidence in a debate round."

I am not sure what theory of authorship would permit writers to exercise
control over how their words are used after they are _published_.  Once
the material becomes publicly available, I don't understand the author's
ability to say, "don't quote me on that."

There may be many reasons not to use Berube's evidence in a debate round
(e.g., I think debaters would be better served by going to the sources
that David cites; I think the same about my own articles), but an author
of a published work cannot withold permission to quote.

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