Re: Some copyright info to think about

[gareth@vcn.bc.ca (Gareth Jones)]

Nathan Mates (nathan@visi.com) wrote:
: 
: >I also had the opportunity today to meet and talk to a programmer from 
: >the Apple 2 days, who has some of his games on Asimov. I asked him what 
: >he thought about it. He was actually glad that people could still get his 
: >programs if they wanted to. 
: 
:    Why didn't you help *EVERYONE* by asking him to officially
: reclassify it so that it's not piracy? A lot of people claim that
: programmers are so happy with people using their stuff, but nothing
: resembling evidence really ever shows up. If it's officially
: reclassified by the copyright holder, then everyone can enjoy
: something by having it also appear on software sites that give a damn
: about copyrights, rather than just a bunch of pirates who can't be
: bothered to share or be nice in the first place.
: 
Hear! Hear!

-Gareth