On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 17:13:01 +0000, Judyth wrote about copyright law as it pertains to software: <snip...> >2) Technically, you infringe the copyright if you are using the >software in violation of the original agreement under which it was sold >by its maker. That means technically you can be sued if, for example, <snip...> I thought that was very well put. I am a song writer and shareware software writer myself, so have also made myself knowledgeable about copyright law. I used to be a member of the ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals), and, if you can find their website, there should be a text file there that explains copyright law as it pertains to 'intellectual property'. It was drafted by the ASP lawyers. Copyright law, as it pertains to 'intellectual' property, is somewhat different than normal copyright law, because the 'property', in this case, cannot, by its nature, be permanently attached to any physical object, or medium, but can be easily placed on many different types of media, identical to the original because of the precise nature of digital reproduction. Anyways, I believe that Judyth hit the question right on the head, but I would like to add this: AFAIK, when you are talking about shareware that is copyrighted, the rule is that the copyright prevents you from copying it at *all*, except for rights that are explicitly given to you in the documentation, which, since it *is* shareware, after all, usually allows you to give *unmodified* copies to anyone you wish, and to upload it anywhere you wish, as long as you don't make a profit from it. But, always check the documentation first. I know the original post was about a non-shareware product, WinXXX, and it's documentation is (probably) different <g>. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] USA To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies.
