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From: kris@black.toppoint.de (Kristian Koehntopp)
Subject: Re: BSDI/USL Lawsuit -- More Bad News for Human Beings...
Message-ID: <1993Jan24.122314.17840@black.toppoint.de>
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 12:23:14 GMT
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In <1343@eplunix.UUCP> das@eplunix.UUCP (David Steffens) writes:
>Since you can't lock up "intellectual property", you have to place controls
>on the individuals who have access to said "property".  If you are going
>to demand protection for _your_ "property", then you had d*mn well better
>be prepared for the consequences when others come forward to demand similar
>protection for _their_ "property".

I know where this will end. Did your ever play the Science
Fantasy roleplaying game "Shadowrun"? :-)

Kristian
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