> >> > I'm affraid about copyright laws.
> >>
> >> I'm no legal expert, but isn't it just considered a backup copy as long
as
> >> you still own the original version?
> >
> >your are not aloud to create a copy of anything , without the copyright
> >owners permission.
>
> That's wrong, or at least, wrong in England (I think).
>
> <fx: semi-informed waffle alert!>
>
> Most of the things you'll find in the average software license agreement
> are unenforcable in the UK. It's protection by intimidation, the software
> company says "you may not do this, that or the other" and hopes that most
> people believe them, and don't it. But they also say "this does not affect
> your statutory rights", because they are not allowed to reduce the
> consumer's rights below a certain minimum threshold as defined by UK law.
>
> I'm almost certain that threshold includes making (but, of course, not
> distributing) backup copies. I'm absolutely certain it includes
> reverse-engineering and modifying the software, which is another thing
> these "end-user license agreements" tend to disallow. They might therefore
> try to argue that by doing any of this you are in breach of your
agreement,
> but since you haven't signed anything there's no danger there either.
>
> A major distinction between the UK and the US, is that when a UK consumer
> buys a piece of software, he owns that copy of the program - wheras a US
> consumer merely owns a license to use that software (under just about
> whatever terms the software producer sees fit).
>
> Andrew
I must mention that ftp.nvg is in Norway. So if we think on putting software
in disk images onto web, we must look to Norway laws. (I think.)
Also when using SimCoupe, we must look to local copyright laws in every
single country.
For example here in Czechland there is no "copyright".
Interesting?
We know only "author's rights", not "copyright", and they cannot be sold.
(Since author is still the author, and he still has his rights.)
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