Usenet copyrightable? I still doubt it. Of course, the only way to find out is to file a very expensive lawsuit. Most posters would not find their postings worth the expense to sue on copyright. Only a very rich dilletante, or someone less rich who is a fanatic on the subject is likely to do so. Also, you would have a hard time answering the difference between charging for a usenet feed and charging for a cd-rom, again I see little difference except that one is more prompt in time than the other. But, again, my newsfeed from a BBS which might be 24 hrs delayed, and my netcom account which is much faster and a cd-rom differs only as to time removed from the original posting.
So, would you argue, on the same grounds, that you didn't believe that a movie delivered into your home via a cable feed could be copyrighted? How about a movie on a laser disk? Do you understand that there's is a difference between personal use, which does not infringe copyright, and redistribution, which does? Are you _sure_ you're an attorney? -- Lefty (lefty@apple.com) C:.M:.C:., D:.O:.D:.