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WOW!

This opens up a question that we talked loosely about, the ownership of
content, coding and such.

Do we need a membership agreement so that some Johnny-come-lately won't put
their selfish needs before the community?

Just thinking out loud.

Steve S.

At 09:44 AM 3/14/00 -0500, you wrote:
>This is ridiculous, in a sad way. Sort of like organizing a Habitat for
>Humanity project, but to build yourself a beach house.
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>Well, at least we're not having problems like this:
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>HIGH-TECH GROUP SUES OVER HIGH-HANDED TACTICS 
>The Internet Professionals Network, a thousand-member technology group based
>in Southern California, is the subject of a $1-million lawsuit filed by
>three founders who are accusing the group's president of hijacking the
>organization, turning it into a for-profit enterprise, and making himself
>the sole owner. Co-founders Mari Serrano, Andrew Michalik and Steven
>Shmerler say they donated hundreds of hours of volunteer time to make IPN a
>community-oriented nonprofit, and that IPN president Don Baarns misled them
>into thinking he supported their goals. They allege Baarns then
>double-crossed them when he incorporated IPN as a for-profit venture and
>gave himself all the company's shares. "It's ludicrous to think any of us
>would be that idiotic," says Shmerler. "'Hey, can I help you start your
>business up? I've got nothing better to do.' That's ridiculous." (Los
>Angeles Times 13 Mar 2000)
>http://www.latimes.com/business/20000313/t000024050.html
>
>Excerpt from NewsScan Daily,  13 March 2000
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