Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cmcl2!adm!smoke!gwyn
From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: RE: piracy
Message-ID: <11590@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 13 Nov 89 22:38:47 GMT
References: <7229.infoapple.net@pro-generic>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <7229.infoapple.net@pro-generic> ericmcg@pro-generic.cts.com (Eric Mcgillicuddy) writes:
>Computist has vested interests in saying that you have the right to
>deprotection. The point is, you only have the rights outlined by the company
>from whom you purchased the product. You must get permission in writting if
>you wish to vary those terms of sale. 

If you signed a license agreement, then it is in effect a legal contract
and you are bound by the terms of the agreement, possibly constrained a
bit by applicable laws.

If you simply purchased the product in a store, what the manufacturer
thinks is irrelevant; you're governed by the applicable laws.