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From: magik@chinet.UUCP (Ben Liberman)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Your software rights are in danger
Message-ID: <249@chinet.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 16-Dec-85 22:45:09 EST
Article-I.D.: chinet.249
Posted: Mon Dec 16 22:45:09 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 18-Dec-85 02:54:43 EST
References: <9400009@uiucuxa> <9400012@uiucuxa>
Reply-To: magik@chinet.UUCP (Ben Liberman)
Organization: chi-net, Public Access UN*X, Chicago IL
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In article <9400012@uiucuxa> you write:
>
>As you see, the Illinois Software License Enforcement Act sets a dangerous
>precedent.  If you live in Illinois, WRITE YOUR LEGISLATORS AND PRESS FOR THE
>REPEAL OF THIS SNEAKY, UNDERHANDED SLAP IN THE FACE OF COMPUTER USERS!
>If you live elsewhere, WRITE YOUR LEGSLATORS AND ASK THEM NOT TO PASS ANY
>SUCH LAWS!  Finally, BOYCOTT software products published by ADAPSO members!
>
>>> LET'S NOT ALLOW THE BIG PUBLISHERS TO TRAMPLE OUR RIGHTS! <<
>
>	Russell J. Price
>	USnail: 1111 S. Arbor St.
>		Champaign, IL 61820

Maybe it's time to strike at the root of the problem, the ADAPSO member 
companys.  It seems logical that a REAL threat to their future business
viability might get them to use as much muscle to undo these laws as they 
used to have them enacted.  The greatest threat to any of these companys
would be products that do at least as much or more and are put in the public
domain.  If we show the ability to wipe out only 1 major product, these companys
will take notice.
   I, for one, am willing to put some money behind such a project (it would take
the time and efforts of some good freelance developers to do the trick).
  Is anyone else out there interested?
  If so, send me your path and a list of what you are willing to contirbute
(such as time, development efforts, legal expertise, etc.)
   
  I will keep net.micro posted on progress if there is enough interest.

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Ben Liberman           ihnp4!chinet!magik