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DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying
it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected
to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request
registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period.
With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using
the software to an updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the
copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as
stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like
commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both
cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the
method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific
group. For example, some authors require written permission before a
commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find
software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or
Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because
you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low
also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use
the product, you don't pay for it.
DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
Users of Music Manager must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"Music Manager is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties,
expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no
liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the
use of Music Manager."
Music Manager is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the
user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please
do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of
"user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with
quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for
programmers to continue to develop new products.
If you find this program useful and find that you are using Music Manager
and continue to use Music Manager after a reasonable trial period, you must
make a registration payment of $25 to Joe Herrera. The $25 registration
fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You
must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this
software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from
one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it
being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book
cannot be read by two different persons at the same time.
Commercial users of Music Manager must register and pay for their copies of
Music Manager within 60 days of first use or their license is withdrawn.
Anyone distributing Music Manager for any kind of remuneration must first
contact Joe Herrera at the following address for authorization:
Joe Herrera
2405 Westview
Denton, TX 76201
This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized
by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and
such distributors may begin offering Music Manager immediately (However Joe
Herrera must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept
up-to-date with the latest version of Music Manager.).
You are encouraged to pass a copy of Music Manager along to your friends
for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find
that they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the
latest version of the Music Manager system.
For registration instructions, please refer to the file REGISTER.DOC