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15501: Re: [MUD-Dev] End of volunteers?

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From: Greg Underwood <gunderwood@donet.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 18:38:31 GMT
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Organization: Kanga.Nu
Peter writes:

> 	What it doesn't mention though, is small muds. There are only a
> handful 
> of muds out there that don't survive on volunteers in the form of 
> immortals or guides. I'd also guess that there are few muds that could 
> afford to pay staff. While muds are not typically run by for-profit 
> corporations, they're also not often run by 501(c) non-profit 
> organizations. This impending case may mean much to the mud community.

I really don't think small, hobby Muds are anything remotely the same.  As
you mentioned, there is (usually) no money involved.  If the case goes
against AOL, I don't see how it could be applied to hobby Muds.  Granted, I
ain't a lawyer, but contrary to popular belief, a large chunk of law is
grounded in something resembling common sense.


Just my $0.02

-Greg



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