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From: dave@umcp-cs.UUCP (Dave Stoffel)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: revenue opportunity for Usenet
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Date: Sat, 30-Nov-85 16:20:34 EST
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    I am giving thought to a plan whereby Usenet news groups could be
    packaged for sale to a market segment which does not have access to
Usenet.  I am thinking about this as a business opportunity for both my
company and Usenet participants.  Usenet might receive 50% of net
profits.  The most attractive groups to this market segment are
probably net.micro.mac and net.micro.pc for starters.

    I would appreciate your thoughtful consideration of this idea, and
your comments on the issues it suggests.  Some of these issues are:

1.   Is the Usenet community receptive to this concept?

2.   what mechanisms could be viable for feeding revenue to Usenet
participants?

3.   What Usenet participants could receive these revenues?

4.   What might these revenues be used for?


    David Stoffel
    Amber Research Group