It might be of interest for those participating in the net.kook discussion to take a look at the recent 'Prodigy ruling' and the analysis on the URL's below. http://www.ionet.net/~mdyer/prodigy.shtml http://www.ionet.net/~mdyer/stratton.shtml You might also want to discuss this issue in light of the ramifications of this ruling on the Cyberia-l group (subscription info below) Regards Marianne Subject: INFO CYBERIA-L CYBERIA-L is an Internet "listserv" discussion group. It was once called "CYBERLAW," but in deference to another writer about the law of cyberspace who was also using that term, the name was changed to CYBERIA. The group discusses anything that relates to the law and policy of computer networks. Topics have included: copyright in digital writings; the Clipper chip and privacy; access policies about government-held information; the use of Internet domain names that are similar to existing trademarks; trade secret rights in encryption algorithms; and more. The list is open for subscription to anyone who wants to subscribe. To do so, send a message to [log in to unmask] and place in the body of the message "subscribe cyberia-l John Doe", but use your name instead of "John Doe" and leave off the quotes. The list owner and moderator is Trotter Hardy, a professor of law at the College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia. His address is [log in to unmask]