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Re: Ethics, publishing and the net

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From: Tim Guay
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 18:57
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In article <74214@apple.apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Eeyore's Evil Twin) writes:
>echyatt@eos.ncsu.edu (EDWARD CRAIG HYATT) writes:
>>I'm disturbed by this new trend of announcing new publications.
>
>>This amounts a commercial use of the Internet, which is strictly forbidden.
>
>I don 't particularly want to see a lot of clutter, either, but this is no
>different than the dozens of companies (including Apple) that regularly
>distribute press releases on the net. So it might be your interpretation of
>what amounts to commercial use, but it is at best a minority view. Also, I
>think, an incorrect one.
>
>Besides, that's why god invented kill files. I'm not as worried about 
>people posting stuff I don't like as I am people trying to decide for me
>what I ought to want to read...
>
HERE! HERE! I don't need no net.cop telling me what I can or cannot read, and
what I can or cannot post!!! 

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From: guay@fraser.sfu.ca (Tim Guay)
Subject: Re: Ethics, publishing and the net
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