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MICROSOFT ANTI-TRUST LAWSUIT, HYPERTEXT Version 1.01 2/12/95
A. WHAT'S IN HERE
Welcome to a dos hypertext presentation of important papers,
including Judge Sporkin's decision, in the computer legal case of
year (maybe even of the decade): The U.S. vs. MicroSoft.
This program contains the complaint, proposed settlement
stipulation, opposition to the settlement by Amicus [friends of
the Court] and the decision by the Court, as well as full
hypertext links to laws cited in the legal papers.
We suggest that you take a few moments and read the help file
from the main menu to see how the hypertext reader works.
Our hypertext reader has many useful features, like searches,
history (so you can go back and forth), a built-in note editor
and more.
This archive contains:
dart.exe & dart.rcs- program files required to use the hypertext
reader
menu.#lg- Main menu
intro.#lg (Compressed in hypertext format)- Introduction to the
materials
help.#lg (Compressed in hypertext format)- Help file explaining
how to use the hypertext reader
mscompl.#lg (Compressed in hypertext format)- Complaint filed by
the U.S. Justice Department
msstip.#lg (Compressed in hypertext format)- Stipulation between
Justice Department and MicroSoft
judgm.#lg (Compressed in hypertext format)- Proposed final
judgment
ambriefa.#lg (Compressed in hypertext format)- Part 1 of 5 of
legal brief in opposition to the settlement
ambriefb.#lg (Compressed in hypertext format)- Part 2 of 5 of
legal brief in opposition to the settlement
ambriefc.#lg (Compressed in hypertext format)- Part 3 of 5 of
legal brief in opposition to the settlement
ambriefd.#lg (Compressed in hypertext format)- Part 4 of 5 of
legal brief in opposition to the settlement
ambriefe.#lg (Compressed in hypertext format)- Part 5 of 5 of
legal brief in opposition to the settlement
amfoot.#^g (Compressed in hypertext format)- Footnotes to
amicus submission
opinion.#lg (Compressed in hypertext format)- Judge Sporkin's
opinion rejecting the settlement
footn.#lg (Compressed in hypertext format)- Footnotes to the
opinion by Judge Sporkin INSTALLATION AND START UP:
tunney.#^g (Compressed in hypertext format)- The Tunney Act,
which is the law governing the procedure for the approval of
anti-trust consent decrees
vendor.txt (Straight ascii file)- Information on copyright and
redistribution for vendors
In addition, hypertext formatted versions of the complaint and
stipulation are also included for cross reference purposes.
We plan on providing additional court documents related to this
case from time to time.
This may be obtained from:
Blue Ridge Express BBS 804-790-9600
Use the command J FRINGE to access our sub-board
Thanks to the Blue Ridge Express, one of the top BBS systems in
the USA for providing us a support board, as well as other BBS
and on line systems.
C. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND INSTALLATION
You must be running MS DOS 3 or higher, or a compatible operating
system, and have approximately 400kb free main memory.
To use this program, place ALL files in a single (or new)
subdirectory and ALWAYS use the command MSLEGAL.BAT to begin the
program.
We are planning to release an MS Windows Help file of this
material in the near future.
D. ABOUT US
This program is made available without charge by BBS LEGAL GUIDE.
BBS LEGAL GUIDE is a leading provider of legal self help and
legal hypertext. We are members of the Digital Publishing Assn.
and the Association of Shareware Authors and Distributors (ASAD).
We are also releasing, in similar format, the opening shots in
the legal war regarding the Florida tobacco industry. Look for
FLTOB1.ZIP on on-line services and BBS everywhere for more
interesting reading.
This program is made available without charge by BBS LEGAL GUIDE
and HOMECRAFT SOFTWARE. BBS LEGAL GUIDE is a leading provider of
legal self help and legal hypertext. We are members of the
Digital Publishing Assn., STAR (Shareware trade and resources)
and the Association of Shareware Authors and Distributors (ASAD).
Homecraft is a leading shareware author and publisher and is a
member of STAR and OSF.
Our programs include, in shareware:
BBS LEGAL GUIDE- a monthly subscription service for BBS sysops
containing the latest news, legal forms and more
COURT RULES SERVICE- all federal court rules, the federal
criminal code, federal bankruptcy and copyright laws, all
Military laws and procedural rules; a favorite with lawyers and
law students
ON LINE LEGAL ADVISOR- (with T&J Software)- a very popular BBS
door program containing articles with nuts and bolts legal advice
AND a tough legal quiz. Supports all MS DOS based BBS systems.
Shareware, evaluation programs are available from all well known
on line services, BBS and disk vendors.
in commercial software:
BROADCASTERS LEGAL GUIDE (distributed by Federal Regulatory
Software) A complete legal service for commercial broadcasters
featuring legal forms and FCC regulations in hypertext (Available
directly from Federal Regulatory Software, 813-894-3442) A
commercial demonstration program is available from most on line
services.
For more information about Homecraft's line of software, please
review <HOMEC.#LG>*.
E. COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, SUPPORT?
We will be pleased to provide reasonable support for this free
software. You can contact us through:
Internet email: cosmi@core.symnet.net
BBS: Blue Ridge Express; use the command J FRINGE to access our
sub-board and leave messages to use on the subboard 804-790-9600
Thanks from all of us at BBS LEGAL GUIDE.