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From: che@ptsfb.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Copyright by CompuServe??
Message-ID: <400@ptsfb.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 23-May-86 19:57:40 EDT
Article-I.D.: ptsfb.400
Posted: Fri May 23 19:57:40 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 26-May-86 02:13:38 EDT
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Reply-To: che@ptsfb.UUCP (Mitch Che)
Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Francisco
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In article <931@brl-smoke.ARPA> CC.GALVIN@R20.UTEXAS.EDU (Pete Galvin) writes:
>According to my recent COMPUSERVE newsletter (a letter therein), CompuServe
>is claiming just that...that all postings there are theirs....
>
>At any rate, I doubt very strongly that they would have any recourse
>at all if I downloaded a program from them in which the author claims
>copyright (and allows free use of the program) and then uploaded it
>to my favorite local bboards.
Actually, I think most authors (who are careful about copyrighting
their software before it goes out for general distribution) would
find it interesting to see Compuserve try to sue for damages.  Since
they have no rights to the original work, I would think they are
not in a position to seek recourse.

Compuserve is just trying to "scare" you into downloading
on their time, although I doubt they are very serious about this.
They have a reasonable service, although I do most of my downloads
from GE's GENIE now.  Only $5/hour for 1200 baud.... Much better
than $6.50/hour for 300 baud..... (So there, CS..)
-- 
Mitch Che	Pacific Bell
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