Re: NATHAN and the FAQ Dilemna

[kdc@crafti.com.au (Kevin Noonan)]

Paul Francis Gilbert wrote in relation to the great FAQ debate;

: Not to mention that you're at least breaking US law, and probably the laws of
: many other countries as well. As was previous pointed out, putting information
: on a web page is considered to be 'publishing' it. Under the law, a
: publisher does not have the right to discriminate against people. 
: He/she/it [;-)] can either make the information available to everyone or
: no-one. Anywhere inbetween is discrimination, cut and dried and is breaking
: the law. 

Actually Web publishing has been held (by US courts) to not be published
in the same sense as books etc and it is legal to choose who can access
the site.

In Oz its irrelevant since we have no such directly legal right ... only
an implied right to free speech.

Kevin Noonan
kdc@crafti.com.au
gswombat@delphi.com

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