Re: Asimov Mirror Sites Access Information

[lee@lcremeans.erols.com (Lee Cremeans)]

In article <UaHY4.135$kRb.1245336@dca1-nnrp1.news.digex.net>, Frank Townsend
wrote:

>>know some of you dont like the idea of people copying software that isn't
>>explicitly licensed, since you develop software yourself and don't want to
>>see it happen to you, but I think all the archives have taken a decent
>>stance on this...if they get word from the copyright holder that a package
>>needs to be removed, they'll do it.
>
>Why not ask the copyright holder in advance whether or not he or she (or
>"it") would like a royalty for each download?
>
>Otherwise, even if a copyright holder *were* ready, willing and able to sell
>copies of otherwise out-of-print software for a reasonable price, by the
>time s/he/it became aware of the presence of the archive, any demand,
>however modest, would have been fully supplied by the free downloads.

I think some of the holders already realise this -- I think this is why the
various reclassification projects have been so successful. Again, I don't
see anything wrong with someone wanting to sell a new package, or wanting to
reclaim rights to an older one, but in most cases, these rights haven't been
decided yet, and I'd rather give the benefit of the doubt than sermonise to
the people participating. 

-lee 

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