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From: mroussel@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Marc Roussel)
Subject: Re: The Law,Chips,Code......A question
Message-ID: <1991May21.180053.3442@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca>
Organization: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto
References: <1991May13.230536.3536@uoft02.utoledo.edu> <1991May16.210459.11425@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> <1991May17.191328.26845@unlinfo.unl.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 May 1991 18:00:53 GMT

In article <1991May17.191328.26845@unlinfo.unl.edu> greg@hoss.unl.edu
(Lig Lury Jr.) writes:
>It would be best to consult with Commodore, yes.  Also I suggest
>consulting an actual lawyer on the subject, and never take advice taken
>from the net as conclusive evidence from a qualified legal assistant, even
>if they say that they are.

     Agreed.  Many of us, myself included, are far too eager to profer advice
in areas where we have no real competence.  Given recent legal history,
I still think that my original advice (being extremely cautious with
derivative works) is prudent.  If the original poster is a student, he or she
can get free, competent advice from his or her campus legal aid (at least in
Canada).  Unlike me, student legal aid representatives are quick to
direct you elsewhere when that's the most appropriate course of action.

				Marc R. Roussel
                                mroussel@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca