Re: The software piracy issue

[Tom Zuchowski <cd003508@interramp.com>]

just.dave@genie.com wrote:

>Apple's liscense allows the user to use the software/firmware they received
>with their Apple Computer in any way they see fit, as long as it's used on
>only one machine per copy purchased.  To this end, it WOULD be legal to use
>such an emulator with a copy of the II ROMs provided that you also own the
>appropriate II and that the II is not in use at the time.

That turns out not to be the case, Dave.  Go read the online license in 
A2 Genie's library.  It specifically forbids using Apple operating 
software on non-Apple platforms.  Your're not even permitted to download 
it to a non-Apple platform.  It's not clear to me how that would affect 
Mac-based emulators, but it definitely sinks non-Apple Corp. ones.

If anyone is interested, I could post the relevant passages here.

TomZ