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- From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
- Subject: Re: Illegal Sales from Mark Margolis
- References: <1d20omINNlqd@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU> <1992Nov3.201402.11724@sbcs.sunysb.edu> <timm.720888608@xongmao> <Bx78Cq.MJG@news.udel.edu> <22849@venera.isi.edu>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 20:59:51 GMT
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- jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan) writes:
- >You don't quite understand one of the basic tenets of the Net. No
- >commercial ventures are alloed, except isolated positngs in
- >well-delineated groups set off for new product aznnouncements and the
- >like.
- *----
- Ok. But it's not clear what "isolated postings" are. I haven't
- seen daily, or even weekly ads from this guy.
-
- >Now, if Joe Shmoe can advertise here, why can't Fred Shmed Inc.? Why
- >not Sears? Or Tandy, CompUSA, and IBM?
- *----
- I agree. But it's not too easy for me to distinguish between a personal
- ad that MIGHT be somewhat "commercial" in nature and a genuine personal
- ad. I KNOW that an ad from Tandy, CompUSA, and IBM is commercial.
-
- >Plus, there's the question of the legality of running a "business"
- >over the net without paying business taxes, being licensed, etc. (not
- >that I'm implying any specific person is unlicensed, but the
- >possibilities exist).
- *----
- Now you're being ridiculous. Who are you to question whether somebody
- is running a business illegally or not? Tax evasion is a serious charge.
- --
- Mike Berger
- Internet berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
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