Awatmath.1337
net.general
utzoo!decvax!watmath!jcwinterton
Sat Dec 19 01:20:26 1981
Re: net.db, net.movies, etc.
Notwithstanding the fact that some persons do work for Bell, it STILL costs
a bundle to send this stuff around the continent on this network when it is
being shipped by the wire services anyway. Why not just subscribe to a large
daily newspaper or two. If you really are interested in the entertainment
world you can subscribe to Variety. The New York Times and the Times of
London probably carry everything else. And where these are unavailable,
there are other major papers. I don't believe that usenet should become
an arm of AP, Reuters, etc. I am reasonably sure that they would be some-
what upset with the infringing of their copyright as well. That a thing
can be done is not a reason to do it! Besides, by distributing wire service
stuff this way (with or without authorization) is probably helping to
unemploy some poor newpaper carrier, etc. etc.
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