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From: cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Software Development And Piracy (Spurred By FTL replies)
Message-ID: <729@optilink.UUCP>
Date: 20 Dec 88 17:53:48 GMT
References: <3121@sugar.uu.net. <2854@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu.
Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA
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In article <2854@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu., lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Greg Lee) writes:
. From article <3121@sugar.uu.net., by peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva):
. "In article <2850@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu., lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Greg Lee)
. "writes another pseudo-libertarian defence of piracy.
. " 
. " Let me put this into libertarian terms.
. " 
. " Look, Lee, when you "buy" software you are entering into a contract with the
. " seller. The terms of this contract are more or less: you get the right to use
. "...
. 
. A very nice well reasoned argument.  And for those cases where a
. contract actually is executed between buyer and seller, and the buyer
. breaks the contract by selling or giving the software to a third party,
. I agree, he has done something wrong, as well as illegal.
. 
. But is this how piracy happens?  I have bought some software in my time
. -- I have never signed a contract, however.  I have noticed that some of
. the stuff came with notices saying "...  if you break this seal ...  you
. are agreeing to ...  terms inside".  I think you would have to be pretty
. gullible to believe those notices.  I never have, nor considered that I
. entered into any contract.

Have you ever entered a U.S. military base?  There is a notice at the
entrance that says that you agree that your vehicle can be searched at
any time.  Do you have any question in your mind that the courts do
not consider that a binding contract?  Is it any different from a
shrink-wrap agreement?

. 		Greg, lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu


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Clayton E. Cramer
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