Date   : Tue, 08 Feb 2000 01:58:56 +0000
From   : Matt Davis <mavzc@...>
Subject: Re: Copyright theft

Wayne Allen wrote:
> 
> They dont need to sue, all they need to do is to obtain a court order and
> legally require his ISP to terminate the connection. In addition, there are
> organisations that will gladly do the same. As to the matter being laughed
> out of court.... The issue is copyright and not lost games sales, I can
> assure you that the court would not find it funny.

Yeah, but they couldn't "just" get a court order. That has to be
discussed with the court, and they will only write it if they feel it is
necessary.

> > What I think Superior should do is maybe do a budget CD with all the
> > games and solutions, maps, docs and reviews on, plus a registered
> > version of pcBBC (with Superior giving some of the proceeds of the CD to
> > the author). Until they do that, though...
> 
> And I bet nobody has ever written to them to suggest it. Why don't you?

Are they not subscribed to this mailing list? Do they not read the
newsgroup? Apparently the reason RetroBBC closed is because it was
mentioned on the ng. I'm sure someone's reading this.

> > ...I fully endorse RetroBBC staying open. Come on Dextrovix - Superior
> > AREN'T going to be able to do anything about it - they're practically
> > non-existent any more, they're in no position to sue you.
> 
> Maybe but they still exist. And it does seem to be very easy for you to
> suggest that somone else breaks the law... it would not be you that gets
> that lovely buff envelope.
> 
> Secondly I feel that it is attutudes like this that force software companies
> to take such a harsh stand. I personally begrudge paying Microsoft 400/500
> ukpounds for office software, but then how would I feel if all the software
> companies said, well since we have so many cheats around we will have to
> charge even more!!!!

Yes but Microsoft are a major current company. Superior are not - they
are an 80s software company which does not do much trading any more.

-- 
Cheers

Matt
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