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From: Jorg 6
To: ROBERT 1
Date: 02-18-90 09:00:17
Subject: definition
(Excerpt from a letter by Loring Chien to Southwest Bell)
You (Southwest Bell) state "Business nature is defined as
being any provision of BBS for which the BBS operator or
operation received or requests any compensation which
includes any form of income, revenue, payment, gain,
contribution, donation, gift, or gratuity."
I counterpropose a definition of business that has a much
more specific and clearly outlined definition of business.
Here is my definition:
Business nature is defined (for BBSes located in residences)
as being any system which meets any one or more of the
following criteria:
(1) Said system charges fees or receives contributions
in excess of costs for any useful access to the system. (2)
Said system solicits customers or provides sales or support
for a commercial product sold by the operator or the
operator's employer. (3) Said system provides message or
information forwarding services for any business concern, by
which the operator is employed or compensated.
For added measure, let us define a residence BBS. A BBS
located in a residence is of a residential nature if the
system meets any of the following criteria:
(1) Said system is operated as a non-profit hobby, and
does not receive monthly contributions in excess of the
monthly operating costs of the system including the cost of
phone service. (2) Said system is operated for the use of
hearing- or speech-impaired persons. (3) Said system is
operated for message and information service of family
members living at the residence.
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This is part of the file SWBELL that is available on the case in Texas vs
SW Bell. You may want to log on to COSUARD BBS at (713) 487-3911 to see what
is going on there!
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