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From: trost@reed.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: 3 1/2" floppy considerations
Message-ID: <7203@reed.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 17-Sep-87 12:33:19 EDT
Article-I.D.: reed.7203
Posted: Thu Sep 17 12:33:19 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 19-Sep-87 16:59:38 EDT
References: <193300024@trsvax>
Reply-To: trost@reed.UUCP (Bill Trost)
Organization: Reed College, Portland OR
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In article <193300024@trsvax> reyn@trsvax.UUCP writes:
>Concerning your existing software base, what if any legal issues are raised
>by copying your bought and payed for 5 1/4" software to a 3 1/2" for personal
>use only.  Is it legal for a third party to do this for you (for a price)?
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>						John Reynolds

My understanding is that it is your definite right to be able to make
copies of all your software, the purpose being to allow you to make
backups of the programs.  Therefore, there is nothing at all wrong
with copying between different sized media; and personally, I would
find it quite convenient to be able to hide the original 5 1/4 in a
safe place and carry around the more protected 3 1/nth disk with me.

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