[net.sources.mac] revenue opportunity for Usenet

daemon@houligan.UUCP (12/18/85)

In article <128900001@ima.UUCP> dave@umcp-cs writes:

>> /* Written  4:20 pm  Nov 30, 1985 by dave@umcp-cs in ima:net.news.group */
>> I am giving thought to a plan whereby Usenet news groups could be
>> packaged for sale to a market segment which does not have access to
>> Usenet.  ...  Usenet might receive 50% of net profits.  The most
>> attractive groups to this market segment are probably net.micro.mac and
>> net.micro.pc for starters.

Unless a mechanism can be worked out for payment of royalties to each
and every author (and their "sponsor"ing employer/university/whatever)
involved, I sincerely believe that such an endeavour would be opening
itself up to a potential blizzard of litigation.

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