Re: Ancient wares and present values

["**** ****" <***@***.com>]

Ah. I always knew that you intellectual property nazi's were the 'letter of
the law' rather than the 'spirit of the law'.

Not that such a situation might ever happen to you, but if given the choice
of someone technically breaking a law, and yet committing no ethical
transgression, and the alternate of someone finding some loophole, and
committing a grievous sin, would you choose the former or the latter?

The latter sounds an awful lot like what I suspect politicians, lawyers, and
corporate executives doing on at least a yearly basis(monthly, weekly?). But
of course, these types must be your heroes, so that's hardly an insult.

You lousy fucking software pirates are at it again!!! Getting permission
isn't enough, you have to have the proper permits, papers and other legal
documentation proofread signed and notarized, and filed in the accepted
fashion. *Grin*


Frank Townsend wrote in message
<3eN55.84$n12.589869@dca1-nnrp1.news.digex.net>...
>Telephone conversations may be reassuring, but are probably a waste of
time.
>
>If one really wishes to make a genuine and meaningful effort to license
>software as freeware, permission must come from someone that can speak for
>the corporation, and that permission should be in writing (IMHO, of course
>;-))
>
>
>
>Cturley2 wrote in message <20000626133452.25450.00002187@ng-md1.aol.com>...
>
>>Crossword Magic 2.0 by contacting the powers that be at NIMBUS
>MANUFACTURING
>>INC.  and after a fairly lengthy shuffle around from one person to the
next
>_ I
>>got thru to a person who assured me they
>>had nothing to do with software for the Apple II computer platform and had
>no
>>interest in pursuing any form of copyright or piracy matters concerning
>such an
>>old and no longer commercially available item of software.
>>
>>So, while having no success with obtaining  an 'official clearance' for a
>>reclassification to freeware for the A2 title 'Crossword Magic 2.0' from
>the
>>programs alleged and current copyright holder
>
>