Re: The software piracy issue

[rder@pro-palmtree.cts.com (Richard Der)]

Re: The software piracy issue
 
Tom Zuchowski <cd003508@interramp.com> wrote:
>Are you familiar with A2 Genie's Lost Classics project?...Usually, the
>author wanted his stuff saved for posterity but was afraid to
>authorize it on his own without sure knowledge.
>
>Over all, the Lost Classics project was a disaster because of the
>above. The sysop spent large amounts of his time and own money for
>very few hits.
>
>The above situation is why I am no longer concerned about the niceties
>of copyright in Apple II-specific software that has been out of print
>for 10 years or more.  NOBODY CARES.
>
>TomZ
 
 
Tom, I can agree with you about most of the dusty game titles that are
on asimov. Nobody cares about an ancient copy of galaxian anymore.
(It dosn't make it right, but nobody cares)
 
But what prompted me to post about it was that the "let's see what we
can get away with" attitude of asimov have led people to a new level
of piracy: software that is still in print.
 
Specifically, does anyone notice that there is a copy of AppleWorks
Classic on the site?


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