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- COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE
- Disk Duplicator
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- Copyright Acknowledgements
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- MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. IBM,
- PC-XT and PC-AT are registered trademarks of International
- Business Machine Corporation.
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- Licence
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- Disk Duplicator Shareware Version Unlicenced (c) 1987-1991 ("the
- Product") is the correct and exact name of the product, no other
- similar name or type of product is licenced herein. The Product
- is copyrighted software program product of Performance
- Technologies Ltd ("PTL"), PO Box 36, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12
- 8TE, England. The Product is being distributed under the
- shareware distribution process and is intended for the personal
- use and enjoyment of the recipient.
-
- The Product is copyrighted and has been released for distribution
- as SHAREWARE. Please note that a great deal of effort and time
- has invested in the development of this program. You are granted
- a licence to try The Product for a reasonable trial period
- without risk.
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- 1. No organization, individual or other entity may reproduce,
- print, duplicate, copy, or distributed the program, manual
- or any ancillary file herein for any commercial purpose or
- personal gain or commercial gain whatsoever without the
- expressed written permission of Performance Technologies
- Ltd.
-
- 2. Performance Technologies Ltd hereby grants the user a
- single user licence for the users private use and
- enjoyment, the programs, documents and Ancillary files
- herein.
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- 3. The user is additionally granted the right to and
- encouraged to:
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- a. print a hard copy version of the manual for his own
- use.
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- b. give, copy, upload and otherwise distribute WITHOUT
- CHARGE the complete and full and true copy of the ZIP
- file.
-
- 4. Performance Technologies Ltd makes no warranty, either
- expressed or implied, with respect to the shareware
- software described herein, its quality, performance,
- marketability, or fitness for any particular purpose.
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- 5. The user acknowledges that Performance Technologies Ltd is
- not liable for any damages, either consequential or direct,
- arising out of the use of this Software. The user assumes
- complete responsibility for any decisions made or actions
- taken based on information obtained or distributed through
- use of this software product and any accompanying
- instructional or reference materials provided by
- Performance Technologies Ltd
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- Bulletin Board Licence
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- 1. Operators of electronic bulletin boards (Sysops) are hereby
- licenced and encouraged to post The Product for downloading
- by their users subject to the following provisions. In
- addition sysops are encouraged to keep the uploaded .ZIP
- file name DDxxx.ZIP where xxx represents this version of
- The Product (eg DD301.ZIP) so your users will know if they
- have the latest version.
-
- 2. The Product may be uploaded to and downloaded from
- commercial systems such as CompuServe, the Source, and BIX,
- so long as the only charge paid by the subscriber is for
- on-line time and there is no charge for the program. Those
- copying, sharing, and/or electronically transmitting the
- program are required not to delete or modify the copyright
- notice and restrictive notices from the program or
- documentation; anyone doing so will be treated as a
- contributory copyright violator.
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- 3. If you, as a BBS sysop or user, are passing this program on
- others, uploading it to a bulletin board system, or
- including it in a users group library, do not separate the
- files contained in the distribution archive - pass the
- entire archive on to the intended party. This ensures that
- those who receive the program will have all the correct
- configuration utilities and documentation necessary to get
- The Product up and running quickly. A listing of what
- files you should have and the purpose of each is listed
- later in this manual.
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- 4. The Product documentation may not be modified by users.
- The program may not be separated from the documentation
- when distributed. Printed or Photocopies ("Xeroxed")
- copies of The Product documentation (i.e., the manual) may
- not be distributed or sold without the written permission
- of Performance Technologies Ltd.
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- 5. This licence to use The Product does NOT include any right
- to distribute or sell The Product for commercial purposes,
- gain, compensation or profit. No entity or person other
- than Performance Technologies Ltd may accept payment or
- royalties for this program without an expressed written
- agreement with Performance Technologies Ltd. Distribution
- terms are given below.
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- Public Domain and Shareware Libraries
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- 1. Distributors of "public domain" or user-supported software
- libraries must obtain written permission to distribute
- copies of The Product. No one may use The Product as a
- promotion for any commercial venture or as an enticement
- for the user to pay for any program, product, or service
- unless they have received the express written permission of
- Performance Technologies Ltd
-
- 2. You must obtain written permission from Performance
- Technologies Ltd to distribute The Product. Please write
- to us at the address below. If you do not receive a reply,
- write again: our silence does NOT constitute permission,
- and you may not distribute, "pending" receipt of
- permission.
-
- 3. A maximum disk fee as set by Performance Technologies Ltd
- in the above vendor contract must not be exceeded. The
- Product may not be included on any disk sold for more than
- this maximum. Major CD-ROM or optical disk libraries are
- exempt from this restriction, provided that they have
- Performance Technologies Ltd's permission to distribute The
- Product.
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- 4. Vendors may not modify or delete ANY files on the disk.
- Vendors may add a "GO" program, and/or a reasonable number
- of small text files designed to assist or provide a service
- to the user, but these added files must be easily
- identifiable and end-users must be allowed to delete the
- added files.
-
- 5. Vendors must make a reasonable effort to distribute only
- the most recent versions of The Product. All vendors who
- have requested and received written permission to
- distribute The Product will receive new MAJOR releases as
- they are issued.
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- 6. Vendors must make an attempt to educate users on the nature
- of Shareware. Catalogues, advertisements, order forms, and
- all disks sold should contain approved or recommended
- wording describing the nature of shareware, and should
- explicitly state that no part of disk sale revenues are
- paid to the programs' authors. When vendor catalogues or
- advertisements carry both Shareware and PD programs, the
- Shareware programs must be differentiated from the public
- domain programs in some way (in the description, with an
- asterisk, by listing the registration fee, etc.).
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- Registration
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-
- If you find The Product useful you are encouraged to register you
- copy. The base registration fee is £49.95 Plus VAT (in UK Only).
- With registration you will receive in return the latest version
- of The Product. which does not have the shareware messages and
- nags.
-
- You will find a registration form at the end of this document
- which will aid you in registering your copy of The Product.
-
- Please keep in mind that we must have a registration form on file
- for you before we can offer product support.
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- NOTE TO RETAIL DEALERS:
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- For more product information on this or other Products, Retail
- Dealers should contact Performance Technologies Ltd directly at
- the address and phone number given below.
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- Performance Technologies Ltd
- PO Box 36
- Bracknell
- Berkshire
- RG12 8TE
- England
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- Tel: UK 0344 488118 ( +44 344 488118 )
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- Fax: UK 0344 867310 ( +44 344 867310 )
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- NOTE TO SHAREWARE DEALERS:
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- Shareware Dealers must contact Performance Technologies Ltd
- directly to apply for distribution. Any request for shareware
- catalog inclusion requires that you send a current copy of your
- product catalog with your application, along with a blank
- diskette and mailer. Once you have been approved, you will
- receive written permission from Performance Technologies Ltd to
- include The Product in your library for distribution.
- Additionally, you will receive your diskette back containing the
- latest The Product release. You must, in addition send each
- issue of your catalog as they are published to update our mailing
- list of active vendors. Performance Technologies Ltd's continued
- receipt of your catalog will both enable us to verify that you
- have the most recent The Product release (within reason), and
- that your business is still active.
-
- We will send authorized shareware dealers each MAJOR revision of
- The Product as it is released so that your library is kept up to
- date.
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- This document is subject to the laws of England.
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- Please use the supplied order form to order your full copy.
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