Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!munnari.oz.au!murtoa.cs.mu.oz.au!rob
From: rob@cs.mu.oz.au (Robert Wallen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Fighting crippleware
Message-ID: <2962@murtoa.cs.mu.oz.au>
Date: 16 Feb 90 12:31:59 GMT
References: <651@runxtsa.runx.oz.au> <1332@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM> <7623@yunexus.UUCP> <328@spectra.COM> <1990Feb16.041801.14160@eng.umd.edu>
Reply-To: rob@murtoa.UUCP (Robert Wallen)
Organization: Comp Sci, Melbourne Uni, Australia
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In article <1990Feb16.041801.14160@eng.umd.edu> russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) writes:
>3) Widespread availablity of tools and methods to defeat copy protection
>Would this be legal in the case of crippleware?  (i.e. could I post a message
>explaining exactly how MacPassword could be made fully functional, without
>fear of legal action against me)
>Is it ethical to tell people how to use a product without paying for it, as
>that is the only use for info on defeating crippleware (unlike the many uses
>for defeating copy protection)?

Good question.  Anyone out there who has MacNosy not been able to make at
least one 'demo' product more usable?  I can think of two which took about an
hour between them  ...