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- From: dhd@exnet.co.uk (Damon)
- Subject: Re: Does USENET condone CHILD PORNOGRAPHY?
- Message-ID: <BxEnFM.5uB@exnet.co.uk>
- Organization: ExNet Systems Ltd Public Access News, London, UK
- References: <ed.721116002@cwis> <nsF-qA2KBh107h@momad.UUCP> <1992Nov8.042423.18761@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 16:06:57 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov8.042423.18761@ultb.isc.rit.edu> jrc1947@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
- >
- >> Let's get it resolved and QUICK!
- >
- >Well, what kind of resolution would be possible! All the arguments going
- >back and forth in a.b.p.e.d show how difficult any kind of resolution
- >would be. The legal system has been trying foreverf to work out a definition
- >for pornography, with absolutely no success.
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- Same goes for a definition of distribution, aka ``Copyright on USENET'' thread.
-
- If you are a Teleco, are you responsible for what people pass over your
- wires? Is USENET any different?
-
- [NOTE: both the above are QUESTIONS for pondering, not ASSERTIONS of any
- kind.]
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- Damon
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