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[ljsilicon@aol.comSpamSUX (R.A.Guy)]

The "DEAN" wrote...

>There would be more developers around if some hadn't been driven away
>or given up in disgust.

That would be a very hard statement to prove. Most left because there is no
profit to be made in the Apple II market. Those who remain and continue to
develop do it for the love of the machine; not for the bucks to be made. 

>Piracy is piracy
>regardless of whether you do it as a hobby or not.

No argument there. Piracy is piracy... Hobby or commercial; doesn't matter.

>there will probably
>be some non-internet related stuff released at KFest in a couple
>months.

I sure hope so.... The Internet software has no appeal to me at all. Too slow;
to limited in its delivery. Have money; will spend it!!!   ;)

>Also, if you want to see Apple IIs continue to be used, why not do it
>legally and help get titles reclassified or made available from
>somewhere again rather than promoting piracy?

I have contacted people regarding the release of software titles. JumpStart is
an example and is available in unlocked format at my website
http://members.aol.com/ljsilicon

As far as promoting piracy; I don't. I also don't support people who stick
their necks out to protect people who haven't asked to be protected. I'm sure
that Apple Computer Inc. is thrilled that you are protecting their interests;
especially when you can't even locate an employee at Apple that knows that
AppleWorks was once an Apple II product. You have every right to protect your
own copyright; you have none to protect mine! That's my business, not yours. If
I do not protect my interest under the copyright laws then my copyright is not
defendable in court. IE DOS 3.3.

>the fact that the law has been
>changed just means that they would have known their work would be
>protected automatically and as they didn't waive their copyright they
>did, in effect, ask to be protected.

NO, they simply created a product and the copyright law automatically provides
protection.

Jeff, it's simple. Developers have every right to have their software protected
against piracy. I do not condone the copying of that software. As for old,
dated titles that are not for sale and the author hasn't voiced his opinion one
way or the other; it's the individual's choice that is doing the copying. If
they want to pirate; they'll pirate. Is it pirating; strictly put --- YES! Did
it drive away a developer? --- NO! They've been gone a long time... Should I
protect their interests? No! There is no tie between me and the software. It is
strictly the copyright holders responsibility. Not mine, not yours, not Q_C's.
Can I be held for abetting if I don't turn a pirate in for copying 10 - 20 year
old titles? ROFLOL KAC! What a JOKE!!!

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