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Article #5395Shareware licenses (was Re: Cracking games)
From: Don Hosek
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1991 07:26
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1991 07:26
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In article <7808@uceng.UC.EDU>, dmocsny@minerva.che.uc.edu (Daniel Mocsny) writes: > However, I have not seen a shareware license that > attempts to compensate a shareware user for advertising the product. > The shareware author earns higher profits by replacing, in part, > for-profit dealers with volunteer consultants. Is that fair? Actually, PC-Write has a clause where every person who registers indicating that they got there copy from you (based on the branded serial number on your registered copy) causes you to get a royalty. -dh
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!jarthur!cbrown.claremont.edu!dhosek From: dhosek@cbrown.claremont.edu (Don Hosek) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Shareware licenses (was Re: Cracking games) Message-ID: <1991Mar22.232640.1@cbrown.claremont.edu> Date: 23 Mar 91 07:26:40 GMT References: <27442@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> <31600014@hpcvra.cv.hp.com.> <1991Mar18.223533.646@welch.jhu.edu> <1991Mar19.172138.4340@Solbourne.COM> <7808@uceng.UC.EDU> Sender: news@jarthur.Claremont.EDU Organization: Quixote Lines: 12