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Subject: Re: Software Piracy
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Date: Thu, 5-Apr-84 12:21:08 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr  5 12:21:08 1984
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Wayne Christopher says in regard to duplicating cars, "Nobody would think
of making it illegal to do this".  I beg to differ.

There is first of all the question of patents.  If one refrained from
selling the duplicates, perhaps one would not be in violation of the
laws regarding patented components of the car.  I don't know very much
about patent law, so I cannot speak to this point byond simply raising
it.

More to the point though, is the matter of copyright.  I haven't heard of
any car manufacturers copyrighting body designs, etc, but I see no reason
why such protection shouldn't be extended to them.  I believe I've seen
copyright protection applied in much more absurd cases than this.

Michael Sleator
Ann Arbor Terminals
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