Re: New Apple II SuperSite Online

[Greg Buchner <nobody@wavetech.net>]

In article <39f2e5df_4@news3.prserv.net>, "Tom Zuchowski" 
<tzuchow@attglobal.net> wrote:

> That seems like a totally ridiculous statement to me. I think I could do
> that very easily. Or maybe I am just dense. Would you please enlighten me 
> as
> to some of the possible ways an author could be damaged from the sharing 
> of his 20-year-old DOS 3.2 game title?

Maybe he's coming out with a new modern game based on the same story.
Maybe some fan of the game is also coming out with the same type of
game and beats the original author to the punch.  Original author sues
saying he owns the copyright.  The fan responds that the game has been
out available on the net for years so it must have been free.  Both
authors spend way too much money on lawyers, both authors decide that
the game isn't worth it, both authors abandon any continuation of the
program, everybody looses...except the lawyers.

Greg B.

PS.  This is just pure speculation, but you did ask....

PPS.  Not defending a copyright is grounds for having the copyright
abandoned I do believe.  How could the original author defend the
copyright if he doesn't know what people are doing with his software?
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