On 11/20/2013 08:02 AM, Virgil Arrington wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: John R. Sowden
I dropped them a note requesting a copy of the license. They
responded saying there is none. Does this mean that the free version
is public domain? I'm not up on German law to know.
No, it wouldn't be public domain (at least here in America). There are
copyright notices on the program meaning the Softmaker folks have not
placed the program into the public domain. There is no legal
requirement that software have a license. Without one, a user's rights
would be determined by the applicable copyright laws. It has been many
years since I've reviewed the U.S. software copyright laws, but as I
understand it, the law would permit you install it on one computer and
then make a backup copy for archival purposes.
Virgil
I believe the commercial version allows for multiple installs under one
license. Check their website for details.
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