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From: cirby@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (((((C.Irby)))))
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Citizens of the City of Mind
Message-ID: <1991Mar26.160707.45902@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>
Date: 26 Mar 91 16:01:07 GMT
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In article <911@fnx.UUCP>, del@fnx.UUCP (Dag Erik Lindberg) writes:

> I just had an interesting idea, sparked somewhat by the idea that
> in the future the most valuable commodity will be information.  It
> only requires a new interpretation and application of existing law.
> 
> The copyright laws.  A person's personal information, including
> address, phone #, financial and medical data, would be protected
> by copyright.  An institution would have implicit contract to what
> amounts to a site license to use your information for any purposes
> within the organization, but would be prohibited from selling or
> giving the information to any other person or organization without
> your express consent.

Well...

Chad Irby
Copyright (c) 1959
All rights reserved

It sort of bothers me that my signature (to follow the major copyright
conventions) is about 5 times as long as my name... (41 vs. 8).

;-)


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