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From: rhyde@ucrmath.ucr.edu (randy hyde)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Old programs
Message-ID: <13515@ucrmath.ucr.edu>
Date: 11 Apr 91 02:13:58 GMT
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Sierra On-Line was recently bought out by Broderbund.  Go to Broderbund for
the software.  If a company goes out of business, the copyrights revert to the
original author.  If the software was developed by the "company", the copy-
rights are considered assets of the company which can be sold to repay debts,
etc.  In any case, you are not allowed to copy the software, even if the
company fades into oblivion.  OTOH, if the rights truly rested with the
company, did not revert to an original author, and were not bought by someone,
who would be around to sue you if you stole it>
*** Randy Hyde