VMS distribution?

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Tue Feb 10 11:46:53 1998

At 11:31 AM 2/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
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>>>OK, let's say I pull an old PC and some boxes out of a dumpster, and
>>>there's a set of original AutoCAD Release 9 disks. By your rule, how
>>>can I tell if I own a legit copy or not?
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>> Real simple. It they're original disks then it's a legit copy! Doesn't
>>matter if it came from a dumpster or not.
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>Though some software manufactures would like you to officially transfer the
>license to a new party. It's usually buried in the fine print of the
>software agreement.

  That's true. And some try to tell you that you can't transfer it at all.
But unless you specificly agreed to that BEFORE you bought the software
they can't hold you to it. The shrink-wrapped "agreements" are completely
worthless. The US federal courts have made that ruling several times. I
haven't heard of any company even trying argue that in at least ten years.
That stuff falls in the same catagory as the movie tickets that say "not
responsible for accident or injury while on our premises".

  Joe
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Received on Tue Feb 10 1998 - 11:46:53 GMT