Re: archiving on inet

So answer the question again, what is the difference in paying an internet provider for access to usenet, and paying a cd-rom provider for access to usenet?

It's the difference between listening to the radio yourself and buying a home-made tape of the radio program from someone else. The first is legal; the second is, generally, not. Better yet, it's the difference between watching a program on HBO when you are getting that service legally (i.e. paying for it) and buying a tape of the same program from a friend who has HBO. Whether or not you also have legal access to HBO, the sale of the tape infringes on the copyright of the program. Jason