Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!looking!brad
From: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Protection Against Abuse of Messages
Message-ID: <2752@looking.UUCP>
Date: 11 Feb 89 21:47:06 GMT
References: <2726@looking.UUCP> <7651@chinet.chi.il.us> <1989Feb10.210824.1579@sq.uucp>
Reply-To: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
Organization: Looking Glass Software Ltd.
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There's nothing inherently wrong with usenet messages being carried on
services like CompuServe, so long as the usenet posters wish it.

Asserting our rights, including moderator's compilation copyrights, assures
that if it is done, it will be done with the cooperation of the usenet
people involved.

In particular, without compilation copyrights of moderated groups on usenet,
places like CIS could feed in the moderated groups, throw in their own input
and claim their *own* compilation copyright on the result.

In particular, there would be no control over whether any information ever
flowed back from the gateway.  With protection, usenet people can insist
on a two way link if we want, with the good stuff going both ways.

Without it, you can be sure the flow would only be one way.

I have nothing against this large other nets joining up with usenet, and in
fact I think it could be a good thing, I just feel that it should be a
cooperative effort, under netter control as well as theirs.
-- 
Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd.  --  Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473