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From: glens@natinst.com (Glen Sescila)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Legality of Shareware
Message-ID: <23241@natinst.natinst.com>
Date: 15 May 91 13:00:52 GMT
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Organization: National Instruments, Austin, TX
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	I am not sure if this is the best group to ask this question but
after looking through all the groups available to me I chose this one. So
here goes ...

	I am writing a replica of a major arcade hit.  Will I be able to 
make it Shareware without getting in any sort of legal troubles. If not
can I make it Public Domain without getting in trouble?

	I have seen other replicas of older games both as Shareware and
Public Domain but I am hesitant because of the size and nature of the
company which produced the original that I am replicating.

				Thanks,
 
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