Re: Liability on shareware

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From: Wm. Randolph U Franklin
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 1995 00:00

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In article <3qe77o$qg7@news3.digex.net> on 30 May 1995 04:34:00 GMT,
teratech@cpcug.digex.net (Michael Smith - Tera Tech) writes:

  > ... Although to be honest I have never heard of any one suing
  > a shareware author for liability - people only sue big
  > companies, because they can pay the "million dollar"
  > settlements. It does them no good to sue you, when you can
  > only pay them a few thousands of dollars max, which would all
  > go to pay their lawyer's fee!

This is one reason that some large companies avoid freeware and
shareware: they want someone big that they can sue if necessary.
Large SW companies, like Lotus, have been sued.  I forget the
result.

Don't get complacent even if you are unsuitable, i.e., have no
money.  In the US, if I win a judgement, it's valid for 10 years,
renewable for another 10.  Do you expect to have assets sometime
before 2015?

Also, if I'm mad enough at you, I'll sue even if my lawyer gets it
all.  Rather him than you.

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 Wm. Randolph Franklin,  wrf@ecse.rpi.edu, (518) 276-6077;  Fax: -6261
 ECSE Dept., 6026 JEC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst, Troy NY, 12180 USA

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From: wrf@ecse.rpi.edu (Wm. Randolph U Franklin)
Subject: Re: Liability on shareware
Date: 1995/06/01
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