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From: mjr@well.UUCP (Matthew Rapaport)
Newsgroups: news.stargate
Subject: Re: ... (and some general opinions)
Message-ID: <3043@well.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 12-May-87 09:19:22 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 12 09:19:22 1987
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Lets clear the air here a little regarding CIS and copyrights in general!
CIS might have some sort of censorship policy regarding certain subjects,
I don't know, but their policy regarding REDISTRIBUTION in mass form
of stuff that individuals download (we're talking code here) makes
perfect sense.  They do not object to personal use or even casual
re-distribution, but they do try to put their foot down when individuals
attempt massive electronic redistribution -- set up their own BBS
and just re-broadcast things obtained from CIS.  As far as I'm
concerned, this policy is justified since CIS invests much time
and effort into making reliable storage and distribution facilities
available.

Usenet may not have an official policy on such matters, but I get the
impression that here too, if an individual were to download large
amounts of code from the net and then RESELL it (as distinct from
giving it away), some people here would be rightlypissed!