Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!rex!ukma!sean From: sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: PKZIP license (FAQ?) Keywords: PKZIP sharware etc Message-ID: <1991May16.040035.18267@ms.uky.edu> Date: 16 May 91 04:00:35 GMT References: <1991May13.180456.7220@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> <1991May13.214634.18373@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> Organization: The Leaning Tower of Patterson Office @ The Univ. of KY Lines: 15 rschmidt@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (roy schmidt) says: [The University must register to be legal.] Not if they obtained their copy legally. This is almost impossible since Pkware is publically distributed, and is available at numerous sites for anonymous access. They can do what they want with their legally obtained copy. There is no license, because they didn't sign one. Copyright law does not govern how they use it. They don't owe a dime. Sean -- ** Sean Casey