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From: her3@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Benjamin 'Drew' Herman)
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Subject: Re: Is a Shareware license enforceable?
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Date: Tue, 14-Jan-86 16:21:21 EST
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oh, come on!!!
 In the U.S. a company is legally a "person" with most of the rights as a 
person (although I don't know how you jail a company). Therefore, any 
appearent acceptance on the users part say "... breaking this seal ..."
is a binding legal contract. Similarly, "keeping this soft(share)ware"
for x days is also a legal contract.

	consequently Red_Ryder's 7.0 statement ie. Trash this program after
XX days if you don't reimberse the author in that time is a legitamite-
uninforceable contract with very serious legal ramifications.
	
	However, it is also possible to give yourself a copy (ie. the authors
statement to -- give this program to all and many) and thereby extending the
duration of you "free use" as long as you destroy the old copy.

	This last statement,however, is academic since all good computer users
are more than willing to pay GOOD money for GOOD programs and do not bother
with BAD, HORRIBLE programs

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