Re: Why were my auctions cancelled?

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast DOT net>]

"Paul Schlyter" <pausch@saaf.se> wrote in message
news:c5tg82$1pp7$1@merope.saaf.se...
: In article <4081a1f2$1_5@corp.newsgroups.com>,
: Exegete  <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com> wrote:
:
: > This thread points out one thing - Apple will defend
: > their intellectual property rights, even when they
: > aren't making one thin dime from selling them. So,
: > considering the thoughts in another thread about
: > creating a new "clone" of the II to keep the hardware
: > alive, one had better not copy the ROMs, and then try
: > to sell the machine. Unless, of course, you copy the
: > Laser or Franklin ROMs, neither of these companies, if
: > they still exist, seem inclined to fight like Apple is.
:
: If so, why hasn't Apple already sued do defend the
: Apple II ROM's?  Images of these ROM's have been
: available on the Net for a decade or so, so Apple
: should have had plenty of time to decide to sue....

Probably due to them being abandonware. As long as
no one is selling them or anything that uses them,
then they have no cause to be concerned. I haven't
seen any emulators for sale, yet, so why should they
care. No one is getting rich off of the ROMs being
available.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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