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From: ifarqhar@sunb.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Ian Farquhar)
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Subject: Re: Elite - 6502 source wanted.
Keywords: ELITE
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Date: 20 Feb 91 23:17:57 GMT
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In article <1991Feb14.173939.20415@cs.city.ac.uk> dh108@cs.city.ac.uk (KEATES M G) writes:
>I assume that the source is under copyright (Acornsoft or Firebird) but
>you learn more by looking at the source than simply playing the game,
>and I'm sure many demo writers, up and coming programmers, (hackers)
>call them what you like have resorted to scouring through impressive
>routines in their time (and probably used them too).
>
>Any agreements/disagreements to the above are welcome, but don't let it
>deter you from posting the source!

Dream on.

Posting a copyrighted source to the net without the express permission
(in the unlikely event that anyone outside the company has the source)
of the copyright owners would be illegal, and an extremely serious abuse of 
the network.  I find it amazing that anyone could be so ignorant of the 
realities of copyright that he could even suggest such a thing.

Saying "it would be very useful to me" does not contravene an
international convention made law by just about every country the
InterNet goes into.

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