Re: Vintage Apple II commercial software and US law

[PZ <skierpaul@yahoo.com>]

On Aug 1, 6:19 pm, Steven Lichter <diespamm...@ikillspammers.com>
wrote:
> MdntTrain wrote:
> > On Aug 1, 4:51 pm, Steven Lichter <diespamm...@ikillspammers.com>
> > wrote:
> >> It could cost someone hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney, court
> >> costs as well as damages.
>
> > Honestly, wouldn't it cost way more to go AFTER them, assuming you
> > could ever even collect?  PLus you'd have to go after them in their
> > state, am I right?
>
> > Also out of curiousity, why would someone give a hoot about protecting
> > *vintage* software -- say from the 1980's?   Why would someone NOT
> > want to just let it go freeware for the sake of good community?
>
> > ~ J
>
> It really is not that hard, there are both Federal and International
> laws in place.  I belong to the Software Publishers of America and they
> have legal staff that handle most cases.  In the one case I went after
> someone, he told me to go stuff it, well I really did not get must out
> of it, but it did bring the world onto him.  It is up to the copyright
> owner if the feel it is worth the work, even on old programs, movie and
> record companies protect their right, if you don't then you lose the
> right  to them
>
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You referring to Wilson?

- Paul