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From: mjranum@gouldsd.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: Can the author refuse to share shareware?
Message-ID: <487@gouldsd.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 9-Apr-87 16:36:46 EST
Article-I.D.: gouldsd.487
Posted: Thu Apr  9 16:36:46 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 11-Apr-87 11:47:28 EST
References: <2513@dalcs.UUCP> <6177@mimsy.UUCP> <26833@rochester.ARPA>
Organization: Gould Electronics, Landover MD.
Lines: 21
Keywords: arc
Summary: absurd notion!

In article <26833@rochester.ARPA>, ken@rochester.ARPA (Ken Yap) writes:
> |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(!).
> 
	So if I go to a store with 100$ in cash and offer it for a Mercedes
Benz, I can now walk off with the item ? Gee, I love capitalism !

	Seriously, though, as far as I know you're fine. Most shareware says
something to the effect of 'if you like this you CAN send XX$ to.. etc'.
Check to see if it says 'must send' or 'can send'...

--mjr()

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