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Re: Vintage Apple II commercial software and US law
- Subject: Re: Vintage Apple II commercial software and US law
- From: MdntTrain <js@cimmeri.com>
- Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:06:37 -0700
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On Aug 1, 4:51 pm, Steven Lichter <diespamm...@ikillspammers.com>
wrote:
> It could cost someone hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney, court
> costs as well as damages.
Honestly, wouldn't it cost way more to go AFTER them, assuming you
could ever even collect? PLus you'd have to go after them in their
state, am I right?
Also out of curiousity, why would someone give a hoot about protecting
*vintage* software -- say from the 1980's? Why would someone NOT
want to just let it go freeware for the sake of good community?
~ J