Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!jpm@bnl.ARPA From: John McNameeNewsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Unix trade secret Message-ID: <7260@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Sat, 12-Jan-85 19:12:40 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.7260 Posted: Sat Jan 12 19:12:40 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 15-Jan-85 00:49:43 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 14 I know a university that allows the public to access their Vax. There is a guest account with an easily guessed password. From this account you can download the entire 4.2Bsd source code using umodem. I'm sure AT&T could sue the university and win. The question is what could AT&T do if Joe Random called up, downloaded the Unix kernel, and then put it on a BBS? Sure they could sue this person and keep him in court for years, but could they win? Any legel minds on the net care to comment on this situation? -- John McNamee ..!decvax!philabs!sbcs!bnl!jpm jpm@BNL.ARPA