Re: Use of net by pbm companies [was: Cheap commercial games]

From: ez007195@dale.ucdavis.edu (Yeon Choi)

Date: Mon, 11 Apr 1994 06:12:50 +0000

In article <5497@rhino.qpsx.oz.au> marting@rhino.qpsx.oz.au (Martin Gregory) writes:
>Greg Lindahl (gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU) wrote:
>: In article <2o6kqsINN37s@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>,
>:  <jw@maple.circa.ufl.edu> wrote:
>:
>: Rich Skrenta plans on setting the gaming industry on its ear by
>: introducing a game which allows you to run as many separate positions
>: as you can form for a flat $2.50/week fee. He can get away with this
>: because he has low overhead: email turn input instead of paying
>: typists
>
>I this legal, world-wide?  It certainly is not in Australia: net
>access is given on the strict condition that it not be used for
>commercial purposes (whatever that means).
>
>Will this be accepted by the Internet community: using the Internet
>for a commercial service?

Not by current standards, but who's to say that Internet will
remain a not-for-profit network forever?

Besides, he can always move his game to another medium, like Compu-
Serve or Prodigy, which already have pay-for-play games on them.
He might even setup a bulletin board of his own, which does nothing
but accept and evaluate turns.

This is clearly the trend of the future.  The questions isn't if,
but when it will be implemented.

Dennis Cleary, who'd like to see e-mail Duelmasters turns.
ez007195@dale.ucdavis.edu

References

Re: Cheap commercial games
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Sun, 10 Apr 1994 04:35:22 +0000
Use of net by pbm companies [was: Cheap commercial games]
marting@rhino.qpsx.oz.au (Martin Gregory)
Mon, 11 Apr 1994 05:38:27 +0000
Cheap commercial games
jw@maple.circa.ufl.edu
Sat, 09 Apr 1994 16:23:56 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Cheap commercial games
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Sun, 10 Apr 1994 04:35:22 +0000
Use of net by pbm companies [was: Cheap commercial games]
marting@rhino.qpsx.oz.au (Martin Gregory)
Mon, 11 Apr 1994 05:38:27 +0000
Cheap commercial games
jw@maple.circa.ufl.edu
Sat, 09 Apr 1994 16:23:56 +0000