Re: Issues as of late

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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:54:24 -0500, "Greg Andrzejewski"
<pressyourluck85@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I purchased my first Apple II in 2002, years after many events that are 
>currently being discussed occurred. I find myself a bit out of the loop. 
>Could somebody please give me a brief, unbiased account of events involving 
>this colorful cast of characters we've all been reintroduced to?
>
>
>If I may comment on the piracy issue, AFAIK the commercial market for Apple 
>II software has been dead for well over a decade.

Everyone here knows this - that's not the issue.  Out of print Apple
// software is still protected by copyright regardless of what many
wannabe legal-types here try to proclaim.   

Charles ("Doctor Tom") Turley was (and still is) the most notorious
Apple // pirate.  This person blatantly stole the work of many Apple
// developers and even went as far as sector-editing various software
to include his own twisted name as an alleged "author".  Outstanding
Apple // programmers like Richard Bennett and Nathan Mates were
incensed with what Turley was doing to the Apple // community and
ultimately embarked on a crusade to rid such crud from the A2 world.
In the case of Nathan Mates however, he couldn't quite act in a
rational manner amongst csa2 participants and soon departed the A2
world forever.