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Article #5195Re: Paying for Shareware (Was: Re: v09i070: newsclip 1.1...)
From: Peter da Silva
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1990 23:39
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1990 23:39
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> IF the shareware is properly copyrighted, and contains a reasonable license
> which states the terms under which you may use it, including what you are
> requested to pay for it. Then I believe that you are legally, and perhaps
> morally, obligated to pay the fee requested for its use, or you must remove it
> forthwith!
This is one type of shareware. Personally, I don't care for it. The law is
too slippery and in practical terms it can backfire. The more common
shareware (and what I publish) is "guiltware": it depends on the users
good will. Which is all you really *can* depend on, whatever legal games
you may play.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!censor!dybbuk!yunexus!ists!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!texbell!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.sources.d Subject: Re: Paying for Shareware (Was: Re: v09i070: newsclip 1.1...) Keywords: shareware freeware morals ethics knowledge Message-ID: <CZ=+82xds13@ficc.uu.net> Date: 11 Jan 90 23:39:21 GMT References: <137@sneezy.tcom.stc.co.uk> <15398@well.UUCP> <1134@utoday.UUCP> <1990Jan8.043811.23794@robohack.UUCP> <1361@key.COM> <1990Jan9.212923.917@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <2719@netxcom.DHL.COM> Reply-To: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 11