From: Andrew Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It seems my code was reading the status register, and jumping for LINEint
correctly, but performing the wrong test for FRAMEints and jumping to the
FRAMEint handler iff the corresponding status register bit was high.
My guess is that on a real Sam, this
From: Darren [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And just remind me how long it took to crack lemmings :)
BTW - Don't forget that Defender is only £7.50 - together with two
incredible other games!
Wee I kind of cheated on that. I just rewrote E-Copy 1 (the one that
was specifically written to copy
open the box of Windows Nt 4.0 to read the EULA , at which point it tells
you that once you have opened this package you have aggreed to said EULA.
Which was found invalid by at least one court, because you could not read
what you agreed to before (implicitly) agreeing with it. Next? :-)
- Original Message -
From: Paul Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no
Sent: 09 April 1999 20:05
Subject: Re: SimCoupe protected disks
open the box of Windows Nt 4.0 to read the EULA , at which point it
tells
you that once you have opened this package you have aggreed
This is an extract from a online Law site
In many cases, unlicensed copies of computer programs, including copies
that have been downloaded from an IAP server, cannot be executed without an
appropriate serial number, or unless the program is altered in some way to
bypass a copy protection device.
From: Paul Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
open the box of Windows Nt 4.0 to read the EULA , at which point it
tells
you that once you have opened this package you have aggreed to said
EULA.
Which was found invalid by at least one court, because you could not read
what you agreed to before
And if the Copyright owner says DON'T BACKUP/COPY my stuff then don't , else
you have just violated his/her rights , and as a USER you are not the OWNER!
And if the packaging says nothing?
right to protect your purchases , but then we should all be making copies of
our clothes (These do ware
So if a disk has not standard form of information , and anyone but the
copyright owner creates a program to read this they have broken copyright
law?
It depends on what the primary purpose of the program is for. If it's just for
reading protected disks, yes. If it's as an all-purpose copier
On Fri, Apr 09, 1999 at 11:20:01AM +0100, Andrew Collier wrote:
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Correct me if I'm wrong but this doesn't look anything like the code you
were supposed to be attaching, and it just says not understood when
executed. And your mailer transmitted it as text in
At 7:46 pm +0100 9/4/99, Chris White wrote:
Most of the things you'll find in the average software license agreement
are unenforcable in the UK.
[...]
they are not allowed to reduce the
consumer's rights below a certain minimum threshold as defined by UK law.
If you agree to a aggreement of
From: Andrew Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It seems my code was reading the status register, and jumping for LINEint
correctly, but performing the wrong test for FRAMEints and jumping to the
FRAMEint handler iff the corresponding status register bit was high.
My guess is that on a real Sam, this
At 11:43 pm +0100 9/4/99, Chris White wrote:
This is an extract from a online Law site
In many cases, unlicensed copies of computer programs, including copies
that have been downloaded from an IAP server, cannot be executed without an
appropriate serial number, or unless the program is altered in
At 7:30 pm +0100 9/4/99, Chris White wrote:
anyway... backups are only illegal when its specifically said that its
illegal... otherwise its fine innit?...
No , this is like saying you can do anything untill some says you can not.
Copyright Law states that the Copyright owner MUST give consent
So if a disk has not standard form of information , and anyone but the
copyright owner creates a program to read this they have broken
copyright
law?
It depends on what the primary purpose of the program is for. If it's just
for
reading protected disks, yes. If it's as an all-purpose
At 7:46 pm +0100 9/4/99, Chris White wrote:
Most of the things you'll find in the average software license
agreement
are unenforcable in the UK.
[...]
they are not allowed to reduce the
consumer's rights below a certain minimum threshold as defined by UK
law.
If you agree to a
Hmm, getting a bit carried away here but then this be my own thought and
opion
My wish is the a Sam Emu is a COMPLETE emulation right down to Floppy Drive
Access, but what i don't want is it to create or beable to create IMAGES of
disks that can then be transfered with out any problems or work as
My view is that it is now impossible for anyone to control piracy.
It's so wide-spread now with CDR (people copying playstation games,
CD-ROM, music, etc), web and ftp sites (offering cracks, etc.), that
it's only a matter of time before the laws will need to be looked at
again - and changed in
On Sat, 10 Apr 1999 12:30:22 +0100 Sat, 10 Apr 99 13:02:03 BST, Chris
White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As a developer of software , which a present is costing over £250,000 to
write a product for 18months on PSX , and will have to sell over 80,000
Sharp intake of breath Look for a safer platform
I'm almost certain that threshold includes making (but, of course, not
distributing) backup copies.
im pretty sure that thats the case... i've heard it said so many times
anyways :O)... it only makes sense... and i guess that (as you said) you
own the actual program, its up to you what you do
On Thu, Apr 08, 1999 at 05:13:25PM +0100, Chris White wrote:
your are not aloud to create a copy of anything , without the copyright
owners permission.
I refer the honorable gentleman to Section 50A of The UK Copyright
(Computer
Programs) Regulations 1992, which gives you the
If you agree to a aggreement of any kind , (even if printed on back of
software) you are bound by that aggreement. Take MR MICKEYSOFT , you have to
open the box of Windows Nt 4.0 to read the EULA , at which point it tells
you that once you have opened this package you have aggreed to said
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