Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!mintaka!yale!cmcl2!uupsi!fozzie!stanley From: stanley@phoenix.com (John Stanley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Do *NOT* reveal or mention "hacking" information (was Re: paper Message-ID: Date: 10 Nov 90 22:39:07 GMT References: <39489@ut-emx.uucp> Organization: One Man Brand Lines: 48 nghiem@ut-emx.uucp (Alex Nghiem) writes: > Most software are now covered by shrink-wrap license agreements which > forbid you to modify the code. Violation of a shrink wrap agreement > entitles the software owner to civil remedies against you, the > licensee. The courts have ruled over and over that shrink wrap licenses are NOT enforceable. They often contain unreasonable (unlawful) requirements, and in any case, are generally not provided to the 'licensee' until after the transaction has been completed. > However the software > company will likely come after you if you pirate or distribute > software on a large scale and they will come after > private and government entities if the software company can prove > gross negligence on the part of the entity. De-copy protecting a piece of software implies neither pirating, distribution, nor negligence. Would Lotus care to know the reason I now use Quattro Pro instead of 123? In case they are listening, it is because they copy protect 123, and Borland does not protect Quattro. I have a 5.25 version of 123. I want it on a system with only 3.5. Can I do it? Ha Ha ha hahahahaha. > _________________________________________________________________________ > Any article posted to USENET or any other electronic forum by Alex Nghiem > are posted for discussion only. Any misrepresentation, inaccuracy, or > omission, if any, are purely unintentional. Any opinion expressed or implicit > these articles are those of Alex Nghiem and are not necessarily those of the > University of Texas or any other agency of the State of Texas. > > My condolences to those who require this disclaimer. The proper condolences are to the thousands of people who you make read this, and the tens-of-thousands of systems that copy this from system to system to system ... <> "Aneth! That's a charming place!" "You've been to Aneth?" <> "Yes, but not yet." -- The Doctor and Seth, "The Horns of Nimon". >< <> "Sanity check!" "Sorry, we can't accept it, it's from out of state." - me