Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!yale!cmcl2!lanl!ttp From: ttp@lanl.gov (T T Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: Mouse bug in Turbo C++ Summary: Legality of driver transfers Message-ID: <61641@lanl.gov> Date: 30 Aug 90 15:36:44 GMT References: <7404@star.cs.vu.nl> Organization: Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, N.M. Lines: 15 In article <7404@star.cs.vu.nl>, msschaa@cs.vu.nl (Schaap MS) writes: > > Is it legal to send someoe a mouse driver by Email? > I don't know whether sending drivers is legal or not. However, many hardware vendors, e.g., Logitech, Central Point Software, and Iomega, recognize that only owners of their hardware can use their drivers, so they make the latest versions available on company sponsored bulletin boards. This implies to me that they would be happy to have their customers swap the latest drivers because that would increase their product's value, customer satisfaction, etc., which should lead to increased sales. Just my opinion, of course--I'm an engineer, not a lawyer.