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From: lbotez@pnet02.gryphon.com (Lynda Botez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: SoundSmith GS
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Date: 17 Jan 90 01:40:43 GMT
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>Would someone be able to upload SoundSmith to Apple2-l?

>**ONLY** if the author of that (shareware) permits it PLEASE!!

Quite a bit of software states in a text file "Upload this file everywhere".
I would assume that if this statement is placed on a piece of shareware, there
would be no question about it being uploaded to Apple2-L or anywhere, for that
matter.
I'm not sure about the legalities of the copyright law, but it doesn't seem
logical that you could forfeit the copyright of a program just by uploading it
on electronic media.  You may be giving someone permission to utilize your
program (in this instance, Shrink-it); but you are not authorizing someone to 
take your program and incorporate it into their program.  Most laws are
written fairly; though heaven knows I'm no lawyer.


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