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From: wilk@svax.cs.cornell.edu (Michael Wilk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Distribution of shareware for profit without permission
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Date: 26 Apr 88 21:53:31 GMT
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Reply-To: wilk@svax.cs.cornell.edu (Michael Wilk)
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The "Public (software) Library" is a company that distributes shareware and
public domain software for only a few dollars per disk.  In their latest
catalog I saw my shareware program listed, but they never contacted me for
my permission to do so.  Their description of my program was inadequate,
written by someone who knew little about it.

While I encourage the distribution of the program I feel a little resentful,
especially because their catalog assures one that the programs are included
only with the authors' permission.  Does anyone know if what the company
did is legal?  My program has the correct copyright notice on the opening
screen.

(I'll add that The PC Arcade did contact me before including the program,
asked me if I would like to write the description, and even offered to send
me a disk of my choice from their catalog!  Bravo!)