Re: Asimov Mirror Sites Access Information

[Daniel Zimmerman <dmz@tffenterprises.com>]

In article <20000601161122.18465.00002484@ng-cg1.aol.com>, 
ljsilicon@aol.comSpamSUX (R.A.Guy) wrote:

>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.

Just a note: you're thinking of trademarks, not copyrights. Trademarks 
are not enforceable if they're left undefended for a certain amount of 
time, or a certain amount of violations (I'm not sure which - I think it 
varies depending on circumstances); copyrights, on the other hand, are 
_always_ enforceable, unless they are explicitly waived by the copyright 
holders.

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