Re: Asimov Mirror Sites ... and the illegality myth

[CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Wed, 24 May 2000 11:04:27 +0200, "Henrik Gudat"
<henrik.gudat@gmx.ch> wrote:

>In article <392B86F7.C5FE3555@swbell.net> , Rubywand 
><rubywand@swbell.net>  wrote:
>
>[..]
>
>>      So long as the archives which distribute old Apple II software comply
>> with
>> the express wishes of rights owners, they are operating entirely within the
>> Law. This is not the case for those who routinely attack these archives.
>> Despite being repeatedly informed of the facts, they persist in libeling the
>> archives with charges of "piracy" and harass ISP's which host the archives.
>> These persons should cease their illegal behavior.
>
>Oh my, RubyLogic(tm) at its best.

Yeah.  I don't think I'll bother pointing out to him, again, the
software license agreements on old Apple II software, which is the
last publicly expressed wishes of those copyright holders, that
explicitly state that those sites can't do what they are doing.

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