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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
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Subject: Re:  NoiseTracker V2.0 out!
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Date: 11 Aug 90 21:16:22 GMT
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In article <9008111912.AA01990@jade.berkeley.edu> S36666WB@ETSUACAD.BITNET (Brian Wright) writes:
>     I have a few comments & questions about Noistracker and it's so-called
>commercial release.  First,  since Noisetracker was based on Soundtracker
[...]
>If this is the case how can a HACKED version of an original release become
>commercial?  First the original author must agree to this. 

It can't.  ALL the 'hacked' copies are an infringment of the rights of the
original author.

> What about all
>the subsequent authors to 2.3?  Are they going to get compensation for the
>work they have done?  What they did wasn't right, but they did put a lot
>of work into the product.  Should they be consulted as to the commercial
>release and fitness of the product?  Just some thoughts and questions.

Whatever these 'authors' did was illegal, and as far as rights they have
NOTHING.  Modifying original code does NOT give ANY rights to the one 
making the modifications. This is known as "modification of pre-existing
material", and all rights on the modifications are maintained by the
original author.  In fact, all these thieves (I like that better than pirates
because that IS what they are) are fully liable for copyright infringement.

-- Marco
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