Re: Mathematica

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From: Michael I Bushnell
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 19:29

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In article <D43A0z.98A@news.cern.ch> "Frederick G.M. Roeber" <roeber@cern.ch> writes:

   With respect to the original post: are you claiming that the authors
   of Mathematica deliberately wrote it to present mathematically
   incorrect results?  If so, this can get them in legal trouble, 
   disclaimers notwithstanding.  If not; if your alleged "bugs" are,
   perhaps, anti-theft or licensing facilities, your statements could
   be legally actionable.

The bugs are the licensing facilities.  They are deliberate attempts
to prevent the software from working under certain conditions, in
order to convince people to send money in.

They cannot be called "anti-theft", because copyright violation is not
theft.  To call someone a thief for violating copyright could be
legally actionable.

Michael

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From: mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Michael I Bushnell)
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Subject: Re: Mathematica
Date: 20 Feb 1995 19:29:12 GMT
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