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<b>Message ID:</b> 21684 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Thu Oct  5 21:38:44 BST 2000 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Reece Tom R CPT 25 ID L G4(n) <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [eqbards] OT: A Warning... <br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-397376485">Agreed on what you said about free speech.<br/>
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However, if the player did not violate any terms of the EULA, then there is<br/>
cause for concern.  Every player&#39;s account has a value of some sorts.  For<br/>
me, the value of my account is based on the amount of time I have put into<br/>
it developing my characters.  Because I have devoted massive amounts of my<br/>
personal time playing EQ, I have raised my character in levels, have the<br/>
ability to acquire items due to my level, can group with my friends who I<br/>
have made.  Because I have devoted so much time playing EQ, my account is<br/>
tremendously valuable to me.  This value has absolutely nothing to do with<br/>
the value of my account if I want to sell it to someone or selling items on<br/>
Ebay.  Its value is strictly personal.  The account of the person who wrote<br/>
the story is probably valuable to them in the same way.  If that person did<br/>
not violate the EULA, then Verant unlawfully took something away from them<br/>
that possessed a value of some sort without fair compensation.  I have no<br/>
idea what the legal implications of this are.  Will be interesting to see<br/>
how it plays out.<br/>
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Galtin of E&#39;ci<br/>
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-----Original Message-----<br/>
From: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:mike.langlois@...">mike.langlois@...</a> [mailto:<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:mike.langlois@...">mike.langlois@...</a>]<br/>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 10:27 AM<br/>
To: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:eqbards@egroups.com">eqbards@egroups.com</a><br/>
Subject: RE: [eqbards] OT: A Warning...<br/>
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Actually, Free Speech says that the government cannot prevent you from<br/>
speaking.  It has nothing to do with private enterprise or personal<br/>
communications.<br/>
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It means that the law cannot be used to stop you from voicing your<br/>
opinions.<br/>
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It&#39;s a common misconception that Free Speech means that in America the law<br/>
says that you must be allowed to say anything in any place.<br/>
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Golias<br/>
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===========Original Post==================<br/>
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Hopefully someone has posted this to the FAC board.  They are a group that<br/>
actively fights First Amendment Abridgements pro bono.  I can&#39;t find the<br/>
link or I would post it myself.  Obviously Verant has never heard of Larry<br/>
Flynt or they probably would have taken a different course in this case.<br/>
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