On Sat, Sep 03, 2005 at 10:25:30AM +0900, James Wages wrote: > Isn't "Pirated Abandonware" an oxymoron? Especially so if the company no <snip> > With that said, I am not advising people to go out and pirate like dogs. > But we must widen our thinking a bit when it comes to "obsolete" software.
Unfortunately, the law is the law and if we start ignoring it a copyright holder can shut us down. While the probability of that is very low in most cases (for example: many people don't know who holds the rights to a lot of Apple II software, though the case is less ambiguous for most Macintosh software), the possibility still exists. As for collecting software, I've amassed a lot of legitimate software over the years (alas, not the titles requested) and think it is fair to say that a lot of software does end up on the used market. It is just that it happens in a magic window, so many years after the software was sold. Unfortunately we are now into the System 7.5 era when it comes to second-hand software. Byron. -- System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:system6@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deals www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
