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From: fbp@cybvax0.UUCP (Rick Peralta)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Disclaimers: public or private
Message-ID: <689@cybvax0.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 11:32:57 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 19 11:32:57 1985
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Reply-To: fbp@cybvax0.UUCP (Rick Peralta)
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To the coordinators of the net, is there a policy on liablity on the net ? 

Is usenet a public or private forum ?   I realise that just about
anyone may join (and does), but does that make it public ?

Is a discalaimer required when speaking in a private forum ?  I realise
that proper referances should be given to avoid accusations of plagarism,
but can someone take serious legal recourse on what was said in a private
or semi-privare place ?

Must we constantly dance around saying UN*X just to avoid the footnote to
the authors ?  Maybe we should mention K&R every time we talk about 'C' ?


Possably we should move over to net.legal or net.flame.

Rick  ...!cybvax0[!dmc0]!fbp

"A likely story.  I don't believe a word of it."