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From: R_Tim_Coslet@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: PD applications on GENIE / EMPIRE Version 3.0 for the ST.
Message-ID: <21611@cup.portal.com>
Date: 26 Aug 89 14:38:37 GMT
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BobR made the following comment... 
>To everyone else, arguing the "compilation copyright" question, the point
>is moot...  GEnie DOES claim a compilation copyright on their entire contents
>but this is not where they'll get you.  Read the fine print of the GEnie
>customer agreement, and you'll find that they can kick you out if they don't
>like the way you part your hair, or if they find you "sucking up" their
>programs, or making fun of Neil Harris behind his back... anything.

Hmm... sounds just like the "anything you download from BIX belongs to BIX,
anthing you upload to BIX belongs to BIX." clause in the BIX agreement.

At least BIX has now relaxed that (they permit uploads to have a redistribution
clause attached, but guess what... When you say that whatever you uploaded to
BIX may be redistributed by the downloader... you have to say that it came
from BIX.).

                                        R. Tim Coslet

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