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- From: jeremyw@well.sf.ca.us (Jeremy Weinstein)
- Subject: Re: Derive for Sale
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- References: <1993Jan5.204251.1281@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> <C0EMBA.Bqr@iat.holonet.net>
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- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 23:59:59 GMT
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- In <C0EMBA.Bqr@iat.holonet.net> brianw@iat.holonet.net (Brian Walsh) writes:
-
- >edp@math.zk3.dec.com (Eric Postpischil) writes:
- >: I never agreed to Soft Warehouse's license; the ROM card was sold to me
- >: without condition other than the guarantees printed in EduCalc's
- >: catalog. The software is subject to copyright law, but I am making no
- >: copies, just selling the one I have.
-
- >By opening a software package (disks or plug-in card) you automatically
- >agree to the manufacturer's license, as the packaging makes clear. While
- >an earlier (outdated) version is in ROM instead of on floppy disks, either
- >is intended for the bit bucket on purchasing an update. It may seem a gray
- >area, but I'd be surprised if Soft Warehouse's disposition differs from
- >this. Whether EduCalc's catalog stated that is irrelevant.
- >--
- >-- Brian Walsh
- > brianw@holonet.net
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