Re: The software piracy issue

["Randall H. Friedline[User]" <friedr@med.unc.edu>]

Tom Zuchowski wrote:
> 
> just.dave@genie.com wrote:
> 
> >Apple's liscense allows the user to use the software/firmware they received
> >with their Apple Computer in any way they see fit, as long as it's used on
> >only one machine per copy purchased.  To this end, it WOULD be legal to use
> >such an emulator with a copy of the II ROMs provided that you also own the
> >appropriate II and that the II is not in use at the time.
> 
> That turns out not to be the case, Dave.  Go read the online license in
> A2 Genie's library.  It specifically forbids using Apple operating
> software on non-Apple platforms.  Your're not even permitted to download
> it to a non-Apple platform.  It's not clear to me how that would affect
> Mac-based emulators, but it definitely sinks non-Apple Corp. ones.
> 
> If anyone is interested, I could post the relevant passages here.
> 
> TomZ
Hmmmmm...
This leads me to ask a question...although by reading your post, I think 
it is answered.

I have, in my ownership several Apple software programs that I used to 
use with my ][e.  Well, my ][e went to computer heaven....so I was left 
with the software.  I moved on to bigger and better(??) things by going 
to a PC platform. This was several years ago.
	Lo and behold, after surfing the 'net, I come across a new term:
EMULATOR. Hmmmm...I say, what could that be.  Turns out, I can actually 
*run* an Apple on my PC.  Wow! I say.  Does this mean I could use my 
apple software? Well, no....it turns out I can only use disk *images*.  
Oh, I say....so....how do I make images?  Well, that was another 
story...so let me get to the point of this one.

I have apple software that *I* bought.  I have a PC.  I now have access 
to an Apple emulator on the PC.
	Would I be correct in saying that, even though I own the Apple 
software, It would be illegal of me to make a disk image of it to play on 
the emulator?

Thanks for reading.....

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        Randy

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