Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!pacbell.com!ames!dftsrv!ukma!s.ms.uky.edu!sean From: sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Apple's right to stop traffic in Mac ROMS Message-ID: Date: 25 Feb 91 14:36:44 GMT References: <24928@netcom.COM> <12431@helios.TAMU.EDU> <1991Feb23.020232.24678@eff.org> <1991Feb23.062711.5874@looking.on.ca> Organization: The Leaning Tower of Patterson Office @ The Univ. of KY Lines: 18 brad@looking.on.ca (Brad Templeton) writes: |I have no idea what Apple's really doing, but they have the right to |sell the ROMS to the dealers under almost any conditions they like, |including a prohibition on selling for any other purpose than installing |in a Mac. I suppose the question is did Apple require such a license, or are they applying political pressure? Copyright alone can't control what is happening, they must have made "dealership agreements" or some such beforehand. This stuff reeks of racketeering. It would be a shame :) if Apple inc. had it's assets confiscated under RICO. Sean -- ** Sean Casey