Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!leah!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!al1f+ From: al1f+@andrew.cmu.edu (Andy A. Lee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Moebius patch (deprotection) and warning Message-ID: Date: 3 May 89 23:24:23 GMT Organization: Class of '91, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 18 William Bumgarner, You have just brought yourself a lawsuit with your "Meobius patch (deprotection) and warning" message. How? First, publically you admitted that you 'alternated' the Moebius source code without written permission of the author. Such alternation is in DIRECT violation of the copyright law. Second, it would be extremely easy for any lawyer to prove that your message causes Moebius's author to loose sale on the software. You are responsible for any lost of sale due to your message, i.e. those who are going to buy a copy of the game now can 'copy' from their friends. The money lost in sale could add up to serveral times your Carnegie Mellon tuition. It is perfectly legal to express your experiences with Moebius (and its author company), but to post deprotection procedures is down right ILLEGAL, irresponsible, and stupid. Think twice next time you decide to boast... Andy A. Lee al1f@andrew.cmu.edu