In message: [email removed] you write:
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>Uh, James?
>
>Bad news... GEnie, like CIS is *controlled acces*. You have to sign up.
>And they have to verify you. This means that the usenet analogy breaks
>down. You do *not* lose your copyright by posting to CIS or GEnie, and
>they can get downright nasty about it.
Um... 'Fraid you do, under relatively new law (this comes from a
lawyer [not me]). Among other things, compilation copyrights fall down
flat when it comes to electronic media. I'm given to understand that
compilation copyright is one of the big concepts that the information
services use.
>Anybody planning on downloading thoise files and posting them to the
>list had better read the fine print of their service agreement. I lay
>odds that itr *specifically* states that what we want to do is not
>permiited. If it doesn't say so there, the online system rules *will*
>say so. And you are obligated to honor the agreement and follow the
>rules by the LEGAL CONTRACT you have entered into with them.
However, the new copyright laws don't really apply to contractual
obligations between service provider and client. I have to admit that
I didn't even think of that. Unfortunately, I've never seen the text
of any of the contracts that the information services use (I *do* speak
legalese--you can't beat a system you don't understand). Anybody know
what these contracts say?
Yeah, we should be careful...wouldn't want to get the Little Blue
Oscilloscope Company in trouble...
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