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OT: Hotmail TOS

From: Bryan Andersen <>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 03:02:54 -0500

Kyle Amon wrote:
> 
> > BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION ON THIS LIST SHOULD NOT
> > BE CONDUCTED THROUGH ANY MSN, OR HOTMAIL.
> > IT HAS BEEN POINTED OUT THAT MICROSMURFS ARE READING COMMUNICATIONS AND
> > RESERVE THE RIGHT TO DO WHATEVER THEY PLEASE WITH YOUR TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT
> > COULD MEAN COPYRIGHTING THE WORDS "BORG, CYBORG, THAD STARNER(ok so that one
> > is for laughs but anything could happen!), WEARHARD, WEARABLE"
> > BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THEY COULD KNOW STUFF THEY SHOULD NOT KNOW AND
> > INFILTRATE OUR COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND COMMERCIALIZE YOUR HARD WORK AT THEIR
> > GAIN JUST READ THIS ARTICLE ON A LEADING IT WEBSITE.BUT FIRST READ THIS MAIL
> > A MEMBER POSTED EARLIER.
> 
> Well, they can't have BorgCon (TM).  I coined it and, yes, I'll sue
> on principal alone.
> 

M$ terms of service are against current law and international treaty.  

Just because the contents of a work I write ends up on a hotmail 
users account, dosen't change it's copyright ownership or the rights
I have to control it's distribution.

On the other hand, flood their EMail support address with complaints 
about their terms of service.  Also make sure you spread the word far 
and wide to any news outlet and senator/representitive you know of.  
The more stink that is raised, the better.

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|  Bryan Andersen   |      |   http://softail.visi.com   |
| Buzzwords are like annoying little flies that deserve to be swatted. |
|   -Bryan Andersen                                                    |

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