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From: dsmall@well.UUCP (David Small)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: USENET -> GEnie uplink now working
Message-ID: <15252@well.UUCP>
Date: 30 Dec 89 06:33:27 GMT
References: <15097@well.UUCP> <935@crash.cts.com> <25354@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: dsmall@well.UUCP (David Small)
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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The base note (sigh) once again talks about USENET->Genie. It says
that GEnie will copyright the USENET notes.

	I have high hopes that they won't. Maybe I'm wrong. I've put in front
of them the well-written objections people here have, and asked if we can't
work something out. I'll let everyone know what I hear, good or bad.

	But it seems plainly silly to try to copyright something that's
spread across the country USENET style, grass-roots.

	Sure, Genie is into it for connect time, as is CIS, BIX, Portal,WELL,
etc.

	Again, I have heard *nothing* that says that GEnie would try to
copyright the notes -- and I am trying to get them to say they won't.
In my opinion it is in their best interests not to.

	So please go easy on the "Genie is Darth Vader" image, okay?

	Let's wait and see what they do before judging them. Heck, they
bent the rules for me during the Data Pacific / Gadgets fiasco,and supported
me,and ended up doing well. I think they're capable of doing it again.

	Let's not prejudge; let's wait and see.

	-- thanks, Dave / Gadgets