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From: jack@csccat.UUCP (Jack Hudler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Official Legal Announcement regarding Apple's Source Code
Message-ID: <2986@csccat.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jun 89 13:39:06 GMT
References: <32402@apple.Apple.COM> <786@crdgw1.crd.ge.com>
Reply-To: jack@csccat.UUCP (Jack Hudler)
Organization: Computer Support Corporation. Dallas,Texas
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In article <786@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes:
>In article <32402@apple.Apple.COM> moore2@applelink.apple.com writes:
>	[ ... ]
>
>| 		NOTICE TO INTERNET AND USENET USERS
>| 
>| 	It has been reported to Apple Computer, Inc. that a copy of
>| portions of its copyrighted source code, which were stolen, has been
>| posted on USENET.  This is to notify all users of USENET that Apple's
>| source code is copyrighted, contains valuable trade secrets and is
>| protected from unauthorized use or disclosure by law.  The copy of
>| Apple's source code placed on USENET was obtained illegally, without
>| Apple's consent or authorization.  Any copying or use of Apple's source
>| code constitutes willful copyright infringement and knowing possession
>| of stolen property, and may result in both civil and criminal
>| penalties.
>
>  Whoever wrote this seems unconcerned with the bad feelings it might
>engender. Not a polite note saying "Some of our code was posted without
>permission, if you find copyrighted Apple code please delete it." Not a
>list of article numbers and the groups to which they were posted.
>Instead a naked threat of legal action, without any indication of what
>it is we are asked, or rather ordered, to find and delete.
>
>  To post a notice which is threatening and arrogant is a good way to
>insure that no one goes beyond their legal obligation to assist the
>threatening company. This lack of tact is unprofessional and
>counterproductive.


I suspect this may be the desired effect, or they maybe delaying
just long enough so that it will expire on most machine. I figure
80% of the net is expiry at 7 days or less. This way if you haven't
found it yet.. your not going to.

Then maybe this is just a threat just incase someone does post them.

I haven't found anything that looks like apple sauce.. opps source,
but then they didn't say where to look, and if it's really been posted
and it's good stuff, do they honestly think most people are not going to
look at it.. if not save it?
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