Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!jato!telecom-request From: rborow@bcm1a09.attmail.com Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Supreme Court: White Pages Not Copyrightable Message-ID: Date: 24 Apr 91 13:54:14 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Organization: TELECOM Digest Lines: 15 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 305, Message 8 of 16 Mark Mortarotti had stated that he owns his address and his name. While the latter may be true, the former isn't. According to what I was told years ago by a buddy of mine who works with the U.S. Postal Service, our addresses are NOT are own. The city in which we live has jurisdiction on how our addresses are numbered or arranged. Such cities (apparently with the approval or advice of the Postal Service, according to my friend) can change your address without your approval or even knowledge for that matter. Does this surprise you, Mark? Unfortunately, we'd be surprised (or would we?) to find out just how little control we have over things we consider our "own". Randy Borow AT&T Communications Rolling Meadows, IL.