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From: ignatz@aicchi.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Ownership of uuslave.c -- particularly, does AT&T have any ownership?
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Date: Sat, 21-Feb-87 13:56:17 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb 21 13:56:17 1987
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Reply-To: ignatz@aicchi.UUCP (Ihnat)
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Rest assured; it's as certain that AT&T is scanning the net for articles
of interest to it, as it is that the IRS won't forget you if you don't
file.  As to your call for a response from them, you probably won't hear
anything unless it's something you just don't want to hear.  They certainly
are under no obligation to warn anyone that they may be preparing a case
against them; and it could allow parties who, in their view, are 'guilty'
time to cover their 'tracks'.  If they do decide their position is untenable,
then the issue just will never be mentioned by them.

I might suggest, however, that with the huge stable of lawyers they have,
and their strong post-divestiture stance on ownership, if they even believe
they will lose but in doing so scare others from attempting such reverse-
engineering tactics, it's very possible that they'll act on this topic.

Note that opinions expressed here are mine, and are not to be construed
as the opinions of my employer.
-- 
	Dave Ihnat
	Analysts International Corporation
	(312) 882-4673
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