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From: ericmcg@pro-generic.cts.com (Eric Mcgillicuddy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: RE: piracy
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Date: 9 Nov 89 17:54:42 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from MACAUSLANDR@vax1.cosv.tuns.ca

When you buy software (or a book or a tape) you have the right to do do
whatever you want to it physically. 99% of your rights extend only to the
actual product, paper, plastic and other materials. You have almostr no rights
to the data on that disk or written in the book. I think most people would
agree plagaarizing a book is wrong, school knocks that into us at an early
age. Few feel copying software in that way. How many copy a book for archival
purposes? Many companies explicitly allow back-ups, many do not. CP implicitly
forbids back-up copies to be made. If there is a problem replacement must be
gotten from the company.

If you deprotect or otherwise alter the data on the disk, you are performing
and illegal act unless expressly allowed by the company. Note that add-ons are
also covered by this provision. Ashton-Tate is using this argument to prevent
Foxbase (and Clipper?) extensions to dBase. Apple is more enlightened and had
allowed a whole cottage industry to grow around Appleworks extensions. Claris
has continued this.

If you wish to install a given program on you HD get written permission from
the publisher when you send in the registration card. This serves two
purposes, it lets them know you wish to improve the utility of their program
and secondly that you do not approve of copy protection. The altermative is to
never buy CP products.