Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 UW 5/3/83; site uw-beaver Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!info-mac From: info-mac@uw-beaver (info-mac) Newsgroups: fa.info-mac Subject: Copy Protection (Minor Flame) Message-ID: <1134@uw-beaver> Date: Sat, 7-Jul-84 04:29:51 EDT Article-I.D.: uw-beaver>.1134 Posted: Sat Jul 7 04:29:51 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 8-Jul-84 00:56:18 EDT Sender: daemon@uw-beave Organization: U of Washington Computer Science Lines: 10 From: Jerry E. Pournelle (1) recall, I was expressing the view of Borland International (and in deed of Peter Winer of Think Tank) that big outfits copy software and distribute it internally. I have no evidence other than that JPL does NOT do that. (2) The publicity counterweapon seems ideal, provided that one has real evidence of the practice; truth is a good defense at libel actions. I'd rather see lots of publicity about ripoff outfits than see copy protection..