Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!shadooby!samsung!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!VM1.NODAK.EDU!UD182050 From: UD182050@VM1.NODAK.EDU (Mike Aos) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: RE: piracy Message-ID: <8911100427.aa25896@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> Date: 10 Nov 89 09:22:36 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computer Network Lines: 49 On Thu, 9 Nov 89 12:54:42 EST Eric Mcgillicuddy said: >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. Do you honestly believe this, or are you just trying to impress someone? What is the possible point of letting the publisher know what you are doing? I read this newsfeed to see new things going on in the Apple world, and for tech help. I don't appreciate seeing all these rules of moral conduct, or whatever you wanna call them. The steps you have outlined are just plain STUPID! And what's gonna happen to me if I DON'T tell the publisher? Are the thought-police gonna come get me in my sleep? Get real! I'm really getting sick of these piracy "debates". It's illegal, and people do it. So's pot. So????? Do you think all this talking is doing ANYTHING? All it does it waste bandwidth! Mike Aos UD182050@VM1.NoDak.Edu UD182050@NDSUVM1 No nifty .sig, but I DO think it's stupid to pay for anything you can get for free, and I believe you get what you pay for.....