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From: peter@taronga.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Personal Privacy Violations
Message-ID: <VUD2P4@taronga.hackercorp.com>
Date: 11 Jan 91 13:53:53 GMT
References: <465.2786E0CF@Tqc.FidoNet.Org> <1991Jan06.180558.4405@looking.on.ca> <1991Jan10.204101.29296@hoss.unl.edu>
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In article <1991Jan10.204101.29296@hoss.unl.edu>, greg@hoss.unl.edu (Lig Lury Jr.) writes:
> Perhaps I should clarify this statement.  What I mean is that currently
> electronic text is not press.  So if you take Lotus to court and lose, you
> will gain a status of electronic text as speech/press, and if you win,
> well you've prevented them from putting out the questionable CD ROM.

But you've weakened the status of *all* electronic publishers.

> Either way, something is gained.

And something is lost.
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