At 01:52 PM 9/6/00 -0700, you wrote:

>> >While I am on the subject, can someone please send me a Director 8 Mac
>> >stub projector with this startmovie code:
>> >
>>
>>[snip]
>>
>>Gee, when did this list become warez-l?  |:-(
>
>Terry--
>
>You're right, though his request may initially appear to fall into a gray 
>area. He's not asking for a copy of Director--just a stub projector built 
>with Director.
>
>It's not really a gray area, though. When you buy Director, you're really 
>buying two things--the development environment, and the rights to 
>distribute the runtime. Asking for a stub projector is, in fact, asking 
>for a pirated version of the runtime.
>
>It's in all of our best interests to have Macromedia as healthy as 
>possible--our money goes for R&D, marketing (which helps us all), tech 
>support, training, etc., as well as profits.
>
>Sorry if this seems harsh, but if you pirate, you're stealing. No 
>rationalizations--you're a thief. In this case, your theft affects me 
>personally, so I take it personally.


I SWEAR that the Macromedia website mentions that you either need to buy 
the other version OR maybe you could get one from one of the other 
websites.  Am I misremembering the technote?

roymeo


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