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The Computer SoftShop Hack List
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Copyright (c) 1992-93 Computer SoftShop
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All Rights Reserved
Author Information:
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Computer SoftShop
P.O. Box 3701
Omaha, Ne. 68103
(402) 341-8900
o This file is protected by the United States copyright laws. Only
HACK.BBS and ORDER.FRM (together only) may be distributed on bul-
letin boards, or copies given away to potential users. Under no
circumstances may these files be sold or rented without the writ-
ten permission of the author. All rights not expressly granted in
this document are reserved to Computer SoftShop.
o The Computer SoftShop Hack List has no relation to The Hack Re-
port distributed by another group of file watchers. All filenames
in the Hack List were independently screened by Computer SoftShop
and a few other individuals. If a filename has not been verified
by Computer SoftShop, the entry under "Reason For Illegal Distri-
bution" will say "Unverified." Many of the filenames in The Hack
List have never been listed in The Hack Report.
o The Computer SoftShop Hack List is not meant to be a complete
compilation of all the illegal files being distributed. This list
is simply a report of those files that we've found to be illegal-
ly distributed between 1990 and the present. Please use at your
own risk. We cannot be responsible for mistakes or omissions in
the file list. All file names are listed as we found them on
bulletin boards. Filename extensions are omitted since they vary
from board to board. Normal extensions include ARC, ARJ, COM,
EXE, and ZIP. The list currently contains over 200 filenames.
o The Hack List will also give you valuable information about the
Federal Copyright Law, and how it affects you as a bulletin board
operator. With this information, you'll be able to spot many of
the illegal commercial, hacked, and cracked files, and tell
whether you can legally distribute many of the files you may have
on your board, or ready to put on your board. It even gives you
definitions for these terms.
o Compare this list to any list of files you may have. If you find
files of your own that match those in this list, you may have a
a file (or archive) that cannot be distributed. If you do find
one of these filenames though, don't automatically assume that
it's illegal (unless you don't have the time to check it). A few
files with names listed here may be legal to distribute because
some legitimate files may use the same filename on the list.
o The Hack List will give you several clues that will help you to
spot illegal files. Some have to do with filenames or descript-
ions, and others with groups that put out hacked or cracked com-
mercial files.
o The Hack List will give you all of the restrictions for bulletin
boards that we're aware of, on the distribution of Shareware pro-
grams. Since we distribute Shareware commercially, we'll usually
know about these to some extent. Most Shareware authors don't
have any conditions for their program distribution by bulletin
boards, but some do.
o The Hack List will tell you which illegal files have been found
on some of the Shareware CD-ROMs.
o The following is a sample of the licensed Hack List. The file
HACK2.TXT gives you the filename, the reason the file was illegal
to distribute, and if it was commercial, the name of the program.
Also included in this file are several CD-ROM disks that contain
some illegal files (filenames aren't shown here). The other file
list, HACK3.TXT, contains just the filenames. This is the one you
can use to compare your files against.
Filename - Reason For Illegal Distribution - Program Name (If Known)
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1997 - Illegal File Inside Archive - COMPAQ BASIC
1SKATE - Commercial Roller Skating Game -
3-DCHESS - Commercial Chess Game - 3-D CHESS
3DBLOCK - Commercial Tetris Game - 3-D BLOCKS
3DCHESS - Commercial Chess Game - 3-D CHESS
3DPOOL - Commercial Pool Game -
10FRAME - Commercial Bowling Game -
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CD-ROMS
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NITE OWL #6
NITE OWL #7
PHOENIX 3
PIER 1
RBBS-IN-A-BOX
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o To order a copy of The Computer SoftShop Hack List, simply print
a copy of the file ORDER.FRM that's included with this file. Free
boards can license The Hack List for half the price of the pay
boards (currently $15). A license will get you the complete list-
ing of over 210 illegal filenames, along with all the other in-
formation listed above.