Re: Backup Copies

[John L <jlogo@zipworld.com.au>]

On Thu, 05 Apr 2001 11:07:14 +0200, "Sheldon Simms"
<sheldon@interprice.com> wrote:

>Im Artikel <0j3oct4f0eafo5gvqkvqc8dccindf1mguu@4ax.com> schrieb "John L"
><jlogo@zipworld.com.au>:
>
>> On Wed, 04 Apr 2001 16:39:04 GMT, KingSurfer@Surfside.sea (King Surfer)
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>In article <3ACB209D.49898D74@nb.net>, Henry Garcia <compdata@nb.net>
>>>wrote:  Copy II Plus version 9.0 should do the trick. It has several
>>>parameter files to do a copy of Print Shop on 5 1/4. I can send you Copy
>>>II Plus v9.0 if you need it. Requires at least a 128K Apple II.
>> I don't recall any version of Copy ][ Plus being reclassified as
>> shareware or freeware.
>
>Do you know where it can be bought?

No, unfortunately.  I've been trying to find a source for C2+ with no
success.

>I'm just curious because I actually don't mind paying for stuff when
>the copyright holder still has a financial interest in the product [1].
>Otherwise, I and a lot of other people here are just going to ignore
>you. Call the police if it makes you feel better.

It's not a question about theft, but rather, respect for an Author's
intellectual property.  Many here will argue that out-of-print
copyrighted Apple // software should be freely distributed since it's
no longer being sold.  A fair point but it's fundamentaly flawed in
the eyes of the law.   

That's all I'm going to say on this subject since this issue has been
dealt with many times on this NG.

>[1] - this means that I am not going to spend weeks mooning about on
>eBay to pay US$20 for disk of Copy II+ from some guy who's had it in
>a closet for the last 10 years. If Central Point Software and/or
>the copyright holders of Copy II+ aren't interested in selling the
>software, then I'm not interested in buying it - even though I may
>still be interested in using it.

That's your choice.  I'm not putting you under duress to comply with
copyright laws.  

Quit with the emotional attitude




John