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From: watters@arc.cis.ohio-state.edu (david r watters)
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Subject: Re: For Sale: Mac software on Amax format disks
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Date: 17 Mar 91 00:50:11 GMT
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In article <16676@chopin.udel.edu> jeremym@chopin.udel.edu (Jeremy A Moskowitz) writes:
>In article 4225_5105@uwovax.uwo.ca (   magundi  ) writes:
>>For sale
>>
>>10 disks of Mac Software in Amax format
>>Many utilities, cdevs, inits, applications, games
>>and also system 6.0.5 disks.

>As Monitor of this group, I cannot allow you to sell this.. especially
>on my board.. for instance, the system 6.0.5 is illegal to sell
>mah friend, and I am asking you polietely to cancel this
>article at once, and I urge all of you NOT to buy any software
>that *IS* infact already IN amax format. 
>This is illegal besides immoral.
> 
>I cannot condone it, and I will not have it. Please cancel your
>article.

While it is wrong to sell a copy of Apple's system disk (amax format is a copy)
It is usually NOT wrong to sell a disk containing PD, FreeWare, ShareWare, and
misc. data in Amax format for some media fee and copying fee.
This totally depends on the copyright notice of the software contained on the
amax format disk and most say there will be no fee accessed except media
cost and a small copying fee. 9 disk at about $3 a disk is $27, so I think
his $20 price can be considered a small copying fee.

I do not believe it is the monitors job to play mommy, and say things like
"I know how to get rid of the Amax_II disk icon on WorkBench." and then NOT
tell anyone. Or "I will not have this.."
 
I do believe this original article belonged in comp.sys.amiga.marketplace.

ps.  Who's newgroup (board) is this????? :-\

-Dave
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