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From: ken@rochester.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Can the author refuse to share shareware?
Message-ID: <26833@rochester.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 8-Apr-87 08:19:38 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  8 08:19:38 1987
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Reply-To: ken@rochester.UUCP (Ken Yap)
Organization: U of Rochester, CS Dept, Rochester, NY
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|I'm reminded of the (mythical?) 'legal tender' case law, which supposedly
|says that if you attempt to pay for something with 'legal tender'
|(e.g. dollars in the U.S.A.), and your money is not accepted, then
|by making the offer you have gone as far as you need to, and you may now
|walk off with the item(!).

It may be mythical. As I understand the law, by advertising, the
merchant is asking for offers to buy (or whatever the legal jargon is).
By waving the money in front of the merchant one is making an offer.
The merchant reserves the right to decline to sell. No contract has
been entered.

Don't take my word for it. Anybody know better? Maybe switch the
newsgroups too?

	Ken