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From: otto@fsu1.cc.fsu.edu (John Otto)
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Subject: Re: Canceling someone else's article
Keywords: right, privilege, service
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Date: 8 Jun 91 02:28:29 GMT
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In article <1991May31.133601.17606@lsuc.on.ca>, jim@lsuc.on.ca (Jim Mercer) writes...

>>Concerning whether USENET/EMAIL/NEWS/etc are a RIGHT or a PRIVILEGE:

>who are you paying?

>you are not paying USENET.

But don't you see.  That's just the problem.  There's no well-defined 
ownership rights in netland.