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. --tgi while (--tgi) /* my mind continues to decay */ ; /* even though I do nothing.. */ {brl-bmd,ccvaxa,pur-ee,sun}!csd-gould!midas!tgi (Craig Strickland @ Gould) 305/587-2900 x5014 CompuServe: 76545,1007 Source: BDQ615 MCIMail: 272-3350 (echo ".ft B"; echo ".ps 999"; echo "$disclaimer") | troff -t # :-)