Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!uwvax!tank!eecae!cps3xx!rang From: rang@cpsin3.cps.msu.edu (Anton Rang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Senate Bill S.198 Summary: "commercial advantage" Message-ID: <3160@cps3xx.UUCP> Date: 26 May 89 15:56:48 GMT References: Sender: usenet@cps3xx.UUCP Reply-To: rang@cpsin3.cps.msu.edu (Anton Rang) Organization: Michigan State University, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 28 In article davidbrierley@lynx.northeastern.edu writes: >Here is what the S.198 says: [ ... ] >the musical works embodied therein, neither the owner of a particular copy >of a computer program (including any tape, disk, or other medium >embodying such program), may, for the purposes of direct or indirect ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >commercial advantage, dispose of, or authorize the disposal of, the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >possession of that phonorecord or computer program (including any tape, >disk, or other medium embodying such program) by rental, lease, or >lending. If I'm interpreting this correctly, this means that non-profit groups (i.e. libraries, user groups, etc.) can still loan out programs. Just businesses can't. Maybe this will kill the rampant piracy in the IBM world based on the mail-order places where you pay $5 to get a Lotus/Word/??? disk for a week.... +---------------------------+------------------------+ | Anton Rang (grad student) | "VMS Forever!" | | Michigan State University | rang@cpswh.cps.msu.edu | +---------------------------+------------------------+