You know, I wondered about that (excellent rant below) as I was writing it. I
knew that technically, I was only writing about a violation of a license
agreement (which seemed awfully wordy).
I finally decided that violating a contract (which falls under civil law, not
criminal law) could also be deemed "illegal" so I went with the simpler
wording.
Sorry if I blew your cork. For the record: I am not a lawyer.
I think I'll write to Macromedia now and ask them for a clarification.
Ken
On Wednesday 31 July 2002 04:54 am, Peter Billson wrote:
> > Guess what? It's illegal to run Flash 5...[snip]
>
> Sorry for the off-topic rant, but I have seen statements similar to this
> posted to this list (and others) before and feel the need to correct
> this:
>
> <RANT>
> All of us who support and depend upon OpenSource software need to be
> particularly careful not to accidentally spread the FUD of the closed
> source world. If you repeat something enough it becomes accepted as
> fact.
>
> It is not "illegal" - i.e. against the law - to use Flash 5 in the
> manner suggested. It *may* be "against the terms of the Macromedia
> License Agreement." If you do something illegal, the government comes
> after you with a criminal case. If you break a license agreement, the
> company comes after you with a civil case.
>
> I know this seems like a difference of semantics but this impression
> of "being illegal" is why we have the DMCA and why other, even worse,
> laws are bouncing around Congress. Simply put MacroMedia does *not* have
> the ability to make something illegal.
>
> So please, when referring to oppressive licensing agreements try to be
> clear that "XYZ Company doesn't want you to..." and don't take the easy
> way out by saying it is "illegal."
> </RANT>
>
> Whew! I feel better now. I felt like RMS for a second...
>
>
> Pete
--
"I do not enter discussions with neighbors who think they can forbid me to
think."
--Ayn Rand, "Atlas Shrugged"
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