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From: davidsen@sungod.crd.ge.com (William Davidsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.hypercard,comp.sys.mac.programmer,news.misc,news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Official Legal Announcement regarding Apple's Source Code
Message-ID: <786@crdgw1.crd.ge.com>
Date: 14 Jun 89 19:11:14 GMT
References: <32402@apple.Apple.COM>
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Reply-To: davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen)
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Organization: General Electric Corp. R&D, Schenectady, NY
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Cc: moore2@applelink.apple.com, davidsen

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.
	bill davidsen		(davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM)
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"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me