oz@yunexus.UUCP (Ozan Yigit) (06/08/88)
In article <.*@aramis.rutgers.edu> Bob Webber writes: > >[stuff deleted] ... like the recent ones from customer >service at portal about calling in the federal postal inspectors are >far more damaging to the net than those posted by users and so it is >more important ... [stuff deleted] > Actually, I agree with you about the potential damage that can be done to Usenet, if such a situation ever gets out of hand. I would not at all be surprised to see a poster being taken to court for libellious and/or defamatory posting, or for violating copyrights. What would the network's responsibility be in such a case ?? I am sure many sysadmins have given some thought to such possibilities, but I am not sure if usenetters in general have. To re-phrase spidey: 'with greater networking comes greater responsibility'. Self-cleansing-and-maintaining usenet is a nice thing to have... I sure hope a thoughtless doorknob (sure to be present, waiting for his/her day :-) does not blow it for us. Any thoughts (legal or philosophical) ?? oz -- The deathstar rotated slowly, | Usenet: ...!utzoo!yunexus!oz towards its target, and sparked | ....!uunet!mnetor!yunexus!oz an intense sunbeam. The green world | Bitnet: oz@[yulibra|yuyetti] of unics evaporated instantly... | Phonet: +1 416 736-5257x3976