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3rd gen noob
09-19-2003, 06:58 PM
i've been a newgroup user for quite some time now, first with my 56k freeserve account and now with my 512k pipex adsl account
my 'question' is simple - how can isp's offer 'free' copyrighted content on their own servers?
is it safe to download content from newsgroups, has anyone ever been charged for doing so?

thanks in advance

Amarjit
09-19-2003, 07:52 PM
I do not think that the ISPs enforce the content that is being exchanged on newsgroup servers, but they do have the ability to shut them down, if they feel it is a necessity.