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- From: paul@hsh.com
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- Subject: BBS Seized for Distributing Commercial Software
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.154814.225@hsh.com>
- Date: 11 Nov 92 19:48:14 GMT
- Organization: HSH Associates
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- Received from Nintendo of America Inc on 11/6. Heaven knows why,
- since I've never been on their mailing list before. Portions posted
- for general info, without comment.
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- For Immediate Release
- Contact: Lynn Hvalsoe\Nintendo 206-861-2096
- James Biloff/Arter & Hadden 202-775-7100
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- NINTENDO JOINS IN SEIZURE AGAINST ILLEGAL BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE
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- Redmond, WA -- As part of a continuing and aggressive effort to halt
- counterfeiting of video games and business software, Nintendo of America Inc.
- and six major software manufacturers filed an action against distributors of a
- computer "bulletin board" network system giving software access to users.
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- Illegal software was seized from authorities from APL, an electronic bulletin
- board computer system (BBS) headquartered in Baltimore, MD.
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- The legal action outlines that illegal software was accessed through operators
- who provide personal computer users a code to enter the system... Illegal
- bulletin boards have become a popular trend, with an estimated 5,000 systems in
- the United States. Illegal BBSs have also been found in Europe and Asia.
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- This case represents the first time video game and business software companies
- have joined together to fight software pirating. The business software
- companies, represented in this case through the Business Software Association
- (BSA), include Aldus, Autodesk, Lotus Development, Microsoft, Novel [sic] and
- WordPerfect. All companies, including Nintendo, are individual plaintiffs in
- the legal action.
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- The action is part of Nintendo's large anti-counterfeiting campaign, much of
- which is aimed at illegal video games being manufactured, sold and shipped from
- Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other countries.
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- ...the signing of Federal legislation (S893) elevates copyright infringement,
- such as that engaged in by BBS operators, to a felony with penalties of up to
- $250,000 and up to five years in prison.
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- Paul Havemann, VP HSH Associates (201) 838-3330
- Internet: paul@hsh.com Compuserve: 70410,3507 AOL: HSH Assoc
- "Any opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the company."
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