Re: SPA piracy raid at Oregon?

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From: Just another theatre geek.....
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1992 15:27

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In article <1992Aug6.045221.25542@leland.Stanford.EDU> kraze@uic.edu (Ken Razeghi) writes:
>In article <1992Jul13.190130.23370@pica.army.mil> SteveWall@aol.com (Steve
>Wall) writes:
>> Here at last is probably the basis of the SPA's success.  Most institutions
>> subjected to an SPA raid would gladly pay the 'fines' informally imposed
>> by SPA than risk a civil suit.  If I understand SPA's method's, basically,
>> they obtain a search warrant, find all your undocumented/pirated software,
>> and then say "Pay us X dollars, or we'll sue".
>What exactly is the definition of BLACKMAIL?  Isn't it when you know of a
>crime, and you offer to keep your mouth shut in return for MONEY?  Sounds
>to me like the SPA is on VERY thin ice here...

	Sounds like you don't know the law very well.


-- 
Roger Tang gwangung@milton.u.washington.edu
Executive Producer Emeritus, Asian Theatre at the UW;
	The definition of having balls is a non-singer who goes karaoke singing 
with the cast of a musical revue.

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