Re: "TigerTools Says It Can Remove OS/400 Governors"

[Jim Langston <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, copying a program and selling it is analogous to
copying that Ford you bought piece by piece and trying to sell
it.  You would get into the same hot water, the only exception
being patent rights instead of copy rights.

Regards,

Jim Langston

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Rehm" <javadisciple@earthlink.net>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: "TigerTools Says It Can Remove OS/400 Governors"


> On Tuesday 30 October 2001 09:44 am, Brad Stone wrote:
>
> > And this type of agreement wouldn't hold water because when
> > I purchased the bike, it became MINE.  Not a loaner from
> > Honda who can then tell me what I can and can't do with it
> > (not taking into acount things that would void the
> > warrenty).
>
> Oh, thank goodness you have cleared that up. Now that I have purchased
> Microsoft Word, and it has become MINE, I think I want to sell it for $5 a
> copy. Come to think of it, I'm now in the software business! I've got a
whole
> bunch of stuff I can sell, distribute, modify as I please, right? It's all
> MINE, right?
>
> Hmm, maybe sometimes comparing different product types in different
markets
> doesn't quite work.
>
> > Brad
> > www.bvstools.com
>
> --
> Chris Rehm
> javadisciple@earthlink.net
>
> And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart...
> ...Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other
> commandment greater than these. Mark 12:30-31
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