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From: pjh@mccc.edu (Pete Holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: PKZIP license (FAQ?)
Keywords: PKZIP sharware etc
Message-ID: <1991May14.161702.19360@mccc.edu>
Date: 14 May 91 16:17:02 GMT
References: <1991May13.180456.7220@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <1991May13.214634.18373@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
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In article <1991May13.214634.18373@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> rschmidt@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (roy schmidt) writes:
=psmith@iies.ecn.purdue.edu (Paul F Smith) writes:
=
=SMITH>The department where I work here at Purdue University is in the midst
=SMITH>of a (small) battle over "getting legal" (software-wise, that is). 
=SMITH>In particular, we seem to be at odds over the license for PKZIP for DOS. 
=
=This is not the only information that Katz includes with PKZIP.  He
=details that organizations can purchase multi-copy deals at cut rates,
=and gives an individual (personal use) rate as well.  Now hwy do you
=think there is such a rate if you are "free to use" it?  The clincher is
=in the statement that "If you find this software to be of use" you
=politely asked to register it!
=
=Now, just because there is no threat and no distaster will occur if you
=don't register, doesn't mean that it is morally (or legally) correct to
=continue using the software without registering.
=
=In any case, yes, your school must register to be legal.i

I think that it has been established (although not tested in the
courts) that not paying for or registering shareware is *not* illegal. 
It may be "cheating" but ...

Pete

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