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From: landman%hanami@Sun.COM (Howard A. Landman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Cloning Mac ROMS
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Date: 6 Apr 89 20:58:44 GMT
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In article <433@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU> spector@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU (David HM Spector) writes:
>I am suprised that no one from Apple has yet pointed out that the use
>of Apple's ROMs in things like the MagicSack and the Spectre128 are
>blatantly illegal.

Not exactly.  Use of *copies* *of* Apple's ROMs is blatantly illegal.
There has been no decision on use of the actual ROMs from a scrap Mac.
I don't think Apple *wants* to try this one in court, because a loss
would hurt them deeply, but a win wouldn't buy them much.

>Apple's license agreement clearly states that Apple's software is for
>use in APPLE EQUIPMENT ONLY.   Last time I checked my Macintosh didn't
>say MagicSack or Laser128 anywhere on it...

You can say anything you want.  The question is, can you enforce it?

	Howard A. Landman
	landman@hanami.sun.com