At 15:42 15/08/02, you wrote: >I *really* hate to bring this up again, but I need to ask your >opinions...I'll paste the below and I'd be very interested in your >opinions either on or off list, especially if you've ever developed or >published SAM software in the past. It's in relation to the File Library >I'm putting together for the SC site. > >There's two camps in the copyright arguement - those who don't give a >monkeys about copyright on SAM software, see it as a dead machine and >think all its software should be free. Then there's the people who stick >to the copyrights religiously (at least in public!) and see no way round >it. I'm going to try and adopt a sensible compromise with copyrighted >software. I will make every reasonable effort to get in touch with the >author and/or publisher to seek permission to make the software available >for download. If I fail to make contact, I will post on the mailing list, >Usenet and this website, asking people to help me out. If after a further >month, I still have not made contact with those involved, I will assume >it's okay to make the software available. People's opinions will be taken >into account, so that if it's reckoned that the author would not the >software distributed, that's the way it will stay as far as this site is >concerned. It's basically an attempt to keep SAM software available where >possible, without annoying people. > >Thanks for any opinions... >
I've been a bit quiet lately but I thought I'd just chirp in - I support your plan Colin, copyrighted material retains copyright, but if no-one can be bothered to enforce it, even if you seek them out for two months, ignore it. Tobermory - still updating weekly at www.cookingcircle.co.uk
