I forward articles to cypherpunks that are copyrighted by my employers, or magazines like Playboy and Wired for which I write freelance pieces. I like to think these articles have some value. I will not forward any of them, nor would I be able to, if they magically became "public domain." "De facto public domain" is an idea that deserves to die. Now. -Declan On Wed, 12 Feb 1997, Jim Choate wrote:

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Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 22:46:03 -0800 From: Greg Broiles <gbroiles@netbox.com> Subject: List for discussing many majordomos

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Yes, this is a good idea. One of the proponents of the "many majordomos" project apparently has plans to impose his own ideas about intellectual property on the project, and this seems like a pretty serious thing for a setup that's allegedly going to prevent censorship. We need a place to discuss this.

Please explain how making submissions de facto public domain censors anyone?

Jim Choate CyberTects ravage@ssz.com