-=> Ross Cassell wrote to BOB KLAHN <=-

 RC>> How so, it isnt a tangible piece of matter, it is a
 RC>> collection of binary and ascii data on the systems that

 BK>  How could you be in Fido very long and not know that?

 RC> I do know this, but you dont own this data, the sysops of the systems
 RC> that transport the echoes do..

No, you *DO* *NOT* own the data you transport. No more than Panhandle Eastern
Pipeline owns the natural gas that they transport. Or the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
owns the crude oil they bring down to the shore for Exxon to spill.

You are merely a common (very common) carrier.
 
 RC> Since I happen to be one of the top level mail movers, do you have
 RC> proof of ownership of my equipment?

What does the ownership of equipment have to do with ownership of data?

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