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Re: KFPR

Eric (chippys@earthlink.net) wrote:

>I need to do some research. Stay tuned, it is POSSIBLE I may actually do the
>research :o).        I wouldn't hold my breath though, in case I don't :o)
>
>This is my last post on this topic. We now return you to something else :o)
>--
>Eric  <chippys@earthlink.net>
>      <habanero@delphi.com>

I'm just going to add one thing:

Prior to 1997, an MIT student got away with putting commercial
software on his school ftp server because he claimed he did not
make a profit off it and it was not stealing.

In 1997, President Clinton signed into law a measure that
plugged the loophole.  Now it is a federal crime to make available
copyrighted software whatever its commercial value and even
if the offender does not make a profit off doing so.  Also, it
is not merely a case of the copyright holder suing the infringer
anymore.  The Justice Department has the power to push a
federal case against the offender.

And that's just what happened.  For the first time, someone
has been convicted of just making available commercial
software on his site:

http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9908/20/internet.theft/index.htm