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Re: archiving on inet
> So answer the question again, what is the
>difference in paying an internet provider for access to usenet, and
>paying a cd-rom provider for access to usenet?
It's the difference between listening to the radio yourself and buying a
home-made tape of the radio program from someone else. The first is legal;
the second is, generally, not.
Better yet, it's the difference between watching a program on HBO when you
are getting that service legally (i.e. paying for it) and buying a tape of
the same program from a friend who has HBO. Whether or not you also have
legal access to HBO, the sale of the tape infringes on the copyright of the
program.
Jason