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From: Rick_McCormack@mindlink.bc.ca (Rick McCormack)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: All Commercial Software Developers or Companies (pls rea
Message-ID: <6512@mindlink.bc.ca>
Date: 26 Jun 91 11:42:46 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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SPAudit by Mr. Mora will serve a useful purpose within many companies, and may
even help the "lowly" worker in getting the programs s/he needs.  i worked as
an audio-visual technician in a large engineering organization.  We created
many multi-image, multi-media presentations which relied on a musical "bed"
created from discs of licensed public domain recordings.  I filled out a
licensing form, listing the music used, its intended purpose and estimated
audience.  We calculated the fee, and submitted it to CAPAC, the Canadian
musical rights police :-).

Because groups like CAPAC existed, and because they were agressive in hunting
down non-fee-payers, I was in a good position to ask for and receive accesss to
the types of music I needed to create the kind of shows my employees wanted.

I was also able to withstand some pressure from my immediate boss to "fudge"
the reports to save money and to put together "quickies" that reflected poorly
on our department--or at least to let them exist beyond the _one time only_ use
they were supposedly made for.

Mr. Mora's program isn't a "search and destroy" type of thing; it is an
auditing tool to assist in determining which programs are being used, so that
honest companies can enable their employees to have the needed tools to do
their jobs.  And if "Fred" is intent on using it to punish wayward employees,
then "Fred" better start reading some management books to find out why he has
been stuck with this lousy job for the past 14 years and why his career has
been stalled!
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