Re: Shareware laws (was: GifConverter or JPEGView better?)

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From: Paul Robichaux
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:12

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In <Jan.12.11.18.31.1993.18389@gandalf.rutgers.edu> rgonzal@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Ralph Gonzalez) writes:

>Actually, I don't see why any special law is necessary. If the
>shareware license provided by the author says that you've got to pay
>if you keep it, then that's that! Similarly, consider the used-car
>dealer who says you can take the car for a test drive. If you never
>come back from the test drive, are you not stealing?

Oops. I detect a rerun of the whole tiresome software license debate.

How are shareware licenses different from shrinkwrap licenses on
commercial products? Does your use of a product imply agreement to the
terms of the license?

I don't think it does. OTOH, I register shareware that I use... not
because it's illegal (I'm no lawyer), but because it's the right thing
to do.
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