Re: IP: Crunch Time for Y2K Suppliers (fwd)

[Jim Choate <ravage@einstein.ssz.com>]

Forwarded message:

> Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 00:35:04 -0500
> From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
> Subject: Re: IP: Crunch Time for Y2K Suppliers

> Seems to me that it would have been just as easy for "believer" to send the
> URL to the story as the whole thing. Same with ol'VZ.
> 
> Not only is it in poor taste, but it means less people will read the
> article on wired.com, which is what pays the rent.

True, but since when is freedom of speech, association, and press related to
wired (or you) making a profit?

I feel zero social responsibility to tell people to go there and read it
when I can send a snippet of it to them directly and save them the time,
effort, and bandwidth. I personaly absolutely *HATE* to recieve a piece of
email that contains nothing but a URL, it's worthless - lacks all context.

Don't like folks sending partial or whole articles to foster discussion,
learn to love it or live with it.


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