Huntersglenn wrote: > Google bought the rights to archive the usenet discussion groups (when > they bought Deja News) and can eliminate those archives at any time. > While that might not equate ownership, it definitely equates control. there are other archives in other parts of the world no unique rights can be bought and sold there are also copyright issues with google and the rest which most of us tolerate I own my own words - and my children will comtinue to do so until i have been dead 70 years Hugh W
"Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message news:efedc718-4b11-4733-b62d-e68eb1b1e74f@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com... > Huntersglenn wrote: > > Google bought the rights to archive the usenet discussion groups (when > > they bought Deja News) and can eliminate those archives at any time. > > While that might not equate ownership, it definitely equates control. > > there are other archives in other parts of the world > no unique rights can be bought and sold > > there are also copyright issues with google and the rest > which most of us tolerate > > I own my own words - and my children will comtinue to do so until i > have been dead 70 years Actually, isn't it 72 - the same period of time as census release?