Hi Peter. On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:32:32 Peter Edwards wrote: > Hi, > > I think i may have found someone on www.ebay.com.au selling pirate copies > of this software. It's clearly visable to see that they are selling these > copied onto Lightscribe CD-R disks. I looked on your site to see if they > were listed as a authorised distributor, but i failed to find this person > on your list. I have provided for you below a direct link for you to > investigate this for yourself. Here is a direct link: > > http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320228112115&ssP >ageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011
I sussed the listing, and it's all perfectly legal and above board. In fact, there is no such thing as "pirate" copies of OpenOffice.org :) simply because the licence (Limited General Public Licence, or LGPL) grants the right to make copies and to sell those copies if you wish. It (the license) also permits the installation of the software on as many machines as you can get your hands on :) The only things we can take action on are breaches of trademark, and this seller's listing is quite OK from that point of view. > > Kind Regards, > > Peter -- Alex Fisher Co-Lead, CD-ROM Project OpenOffice.org Marketing Community Contact Australia/New Zealand http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/
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