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From: gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
Subject: Re: BSDI/USL Lawsuit -- More Bad News for Human Beings...
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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1993 08:46:29 GMT
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In article <JET.93Jan15185603@boxer.nas.nasa.gov> jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend) writes:
:"das" == David Steffens <das@eplunix.UUCP> writes:
:das> For years we have been screaming for more and better laws and
:das> enforcement of licensing, copyright, patents, etc.  Everyone and
:das> her sister wants "intellectual property" protection (an oxymoron
:das> if ever there was one).
:
:`What you mean "we", paleface?' -- Tonto, in a moment of
:self-awareness.

Seconded.  This Steffens character is seriously out of touch with the
mood of the net.  Perhaps 'every company and their sister company ...'

G