Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!bbn!drilex!dricejb From: dricejb@drilex.UUCP (Craig Jackson drilex1) Newsgroups: news.misc Subject: Re: Can Usenet be sued? Message-ID: <2226@drilex.UUCP> Date: 18 Jun 89 01:04:52 GMT References: <41197@bbn.COM> <12113@well.UUCP> <41207@bbn.COM> <632@biar.UUCP> <3305@epimass.EPI.COM> <2335@etive.ed.ac.uk> <309@lawnet.LawNet.Com> Reply-To: dricejb@drilex.UUCP (Craig Jackson drilex1) Organization: DRI/McGraw-Hill, Lexington, MA Lines: 11 I think this one is quite clear: Since Usenet exists only in concept, and it is not legal entity, it cannot be sued. However, legal entities which are vital to Usenet today, such as Uunet, major universities, and major corporations, can certainly be sued. Uunet is particularly vulnerable, since it exists primarily to serve Usenet. However, I'm sure that the Uunet folks have done their legal homework, and believe that their legal risks are acceptable. -- Craig Jackson {bbn,ll-xn,axiom,redsox,atexnet,ka3ovk}!drilex!{dricej,dricejb}