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Re: Purchasing a Hierarchy

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From: Brad Templeton
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 1994 05:01
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In article <1994Aug9.003040.23346@news.media.mit.edu>,
Ron Newman <rnewman@media.mit.edu> wrote:
>In article <Cu8p2F.Ey@clarinet.com>, Brad Templeton <brad@clarinet.com> wrote:
>But unlike you, The Internet Company (internet.com) never actually
>created market.* .  They only announced that they were planning to.
>
>Can you sell the right to create something that you never got
>around to creating yourself?

I would expect so.  After all, if somebody tried to create "market.*"
without Rob's permission then he could sue them based on what I know
of the law, particularly if there was any evidence they were trying
to capitalize on his PR campaign for it.

Thus he could charge them money to transfer the rights.

-- 
Brad Templeton, publisher, ClariNet Communications Corp.
The net's #1 electronic newspaper (circulation 65,000) -- info@clarinet.com
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From: brad@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton)
Subject: Re: Purchasing a Hierarchy
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Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 05:01:54 GMT
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