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ClariNet Communications Corp was founded in Waterloo, Ontario, and its initial announcement appeared on the 9th of June 1989. The company was established by Brad Templeton to sell news to universities and research labs under the National Science Foundation Network Acceptable Use Policy.
ClariNet delivered traditional newspaper and magazine content through Usenet newsgroup technology using NNTP and UUCP protocols. The service created a proprietary hierarchy that existed independently of the Big 8 hierarchies and distributed wire service news from UPI and Newsbytes.
ClariNet reached a reported 1.5 million paying subscribers by the time it was acquired by Individual, Inc. in 1997. This number represented a significant portion of the early internet user base and proved there was a viable market for online news consumption.
ClariNet served as a plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court case Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union which challenged the constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act. The company won a unanimous 9-0 decision that struck down the decency sections of the act and established the internet as a protected space for free expression.
The Library of Tomorrow was an all-you-can-read book service launched in 1992 designed specifically for science fiction readers. In 1993, the service published an e-book anthology containing all nominees for the 1993 Hugo Award and Nebula Award short fiction for that year.