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From: sl@van-bc.UUCP (pri=-10 Stuart Lynne)
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Subject: Re: r.h.f (long)
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Date: 6 Feb 89 22:07:45 GMT
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Reply-To: sl@van-bc.UUCP (pri=-10 Stuart Lynne)
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In article <11661@gryphon.COM> richard@gryphon.COM (Richard Sexton) writes:
>In article <1233@uw-entropy.ms.washington.edu> charlie@mica.stat.washington.edu (Charlie Geyer) writes:
>>
>HOWEVER - it sets a very dangerous precedent. Brads wording
>states the he ``wanted to reaffirm control over the group. The
>group is mine'' is not within the spirit of USENET. If brad
>want to save cover his ass from the JEDR's of the world he's
>going to have to find another way.
>
>ALSO, this is not a simple of case of defending himself from
>JEDR's. His idead that ``if anybody is going to make money 
>of this it's going to me'' violates the spirit of USENET 
>on a second count.

The "precedant" has been set!

About a month ago information about a package called UFGate (spelling?) was
broadcast. This package is free to individual end users but commercial users
who want support have to pay.

Obviously the people who are supplying UFGate are violating the "spirit of
USENET" right???

As USENET gets larger and more successful there will be a larger number of
people who will use it one way or another to make money. Either by
publishing information obtained from the net, or by using it for
advertising, etc.

BTW where is this "spirit of USENET" document anyway?

My own opinion is that I believe that Brad is correct in assuming that he
can enforce a Compilation Copyright on r.h.f. 

I am reserving my opinion on what he is trying to with be able to restrict
the groups re-distribution. I think I know why he want's to be able to do
it, I'm not sure I'm happy with how he's hoping to do it.

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Stuart.Lynne@wimsey.bc.ca {ubc-cs,uunet}!van-bc!sl     Vancouver,BC,604-937-7532