RE: Installing Xy under 32-bit Win; Manual; ANSI

[Norman Bauman nbauman@xxxxxxxx]

>From an ethical POV, we have on the one hand, abandoned property that none
of its creators wants to use, profit from, or make available, and that they
apparently don't care about.

On the other hand, this property is useful to others, including the people
like me who bought their property when they were selling it. I bought
XyWrite with the understanding that they'd be around when I needed them.

I can think of lots of legitimate reasons for somebody copying XyWrite and
XyQuest software and manuals.

Copying abandoned software and manuals is fair use. If J.D. Salinger wasn't
around to complain, it would be fair use to copy his works too.

Norman

At 02:04 PM 8/15/02 -0700, Brian.Henderson@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>You mean, "as if somebody might still be able to make money off that
property and I'm stealing the bread from their mouth" kind of "as if"?
>
>...except that nobody seems to have any desire to make any money from what
I want to offer...and offer for free. I don't concede your point.


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