Re: Moebius patch (deprotection) and warning

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From: Andy A. Lee
Date: Wed, 03 May 1989 23:24

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William Bumgarner,

     You have just brought yourself a lawsuit with your "Meobius patch
(deprotection) and warning" message.  How?  First, publically you admitted
that you 'alternated' the Moebius source code without written permission of
the author.  Such alternation is in DIRECT violation of the copyright law.
Second, it would be extremely easy for any lawyer to prove that your message
causes Moebius's author to loose sale on the software.  You are responsible
for any lost of sale due to your message, i.e. those who are going to buy
a copy of the game now can 'copy' from their friends.  The money lost in
sale could add up to serveral times your Carnegie Mellon tuition.

     It is perfectly legal to express your experiences with Moebius (and its
author company), but to post deprotection procedures is down right ILLEGAL,
irresponsible, and stupid.  Think twice next time you decide to boast...

Andy A. Lee
al1f@andrew.cmu.edu

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From: al1f+@andrew.cmu.edu (Andy A. Lee)
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Subject: Re: Moebius patch (deprotection) and warning
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Date: 3 May 89 23:24:23 GMT
Organization: Class of '91, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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