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Accountability Business Systems Inc.
230 Old Turnpike Pike Road
Barrington, New Hampshire 03825
(603) 942-5523 Compuserve 71240, 460
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 PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0 must accept this disclaimer of
warranty:
PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0 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 as-
sumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from
the use of PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0."
PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0 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 PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0 and
continue to use PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0 after a reasonable trial
period, you must make a registration payment of $19.95 to ACCOUNTABILITY
BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC.. The $19.95 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 PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0 must register and pay
for their copies of PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0 within 30 days of first
use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by
contacting ACCOUNTABILITY BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC..
Anyone distributing PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0 for any kind of remu-
neration must first contact ACCOUNTABILITY BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC. at the ad-
dress below for authorization.
This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by
the (ASP) or adhering to similar guidelines for shareware distributors, and
such distributors may begin offering PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0 imme-
diately (However ACCOUNTABILITY BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC. must still be advised so
that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of PHOTOG-
RAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0.).
You are encouraged to pass a copy of PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0 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 PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT DATABASE 3.0 system.
Distributor inquiries: Accountability Business Systems Inc.
230 Old Turnpike Road
Barrington, New Hampshire 03825
(603) 942-5523 (603)942-7704