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Re: DEMON FAIL TO GIVE NOTICE OF APPEAL

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From: Russ Allbery
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 00:00
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In news.admin.misc, Paul Burridge <Paul@osiris1.freeserve.co.uk> writes:

> I don't believe so. The Act should result in a cleaning up of Usenet in
> this country. Remember that it's not only individual postings that can
> get ISPs into trouble, the Act is somewhat wider and they can be held
> liable for continuing to offer posting facilities to those whose conduct
> in the past has given rise to at least one complaint. This should have
> the effect of greatly reducing the 'input' of abusers.

I eagerly await your proposal to hold libraries legally responsible for
the accuracy of the material they shelve.  It will undoubtably rid the
world of vast amounts of ill-conceived and badly-researched junk.

-- 
Russ Allbery (rra@stanford.edu)         <URL:http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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From: Russ Allbery <rra@stanford.edu>
Subject: Re: DEMON FAIL TO GIVE NOTICE OF APPEAL
Date: 1999/06/20
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