strom%brl-bmd@sri-unix.UUCP (05/29/83)
From: Charlie Strom NYU <strom@brl-bmd> Let's be logical about this - we have never heard (and never will hear) about someone being sued for making 20 copies of a commercial program to store away "just in case"... It seems to me that licensing agreements notwithstanding there is little doubt what constitutes software piracy. Uncopyable software is a function of the hardware - there is no such thing in the CP/M world, for example. Another good reason not to buy an Apple! I for one refuse to be at the mercy of the dealer to depend on for the replacement of a damaged disk (which will always follow Murphy's law) and do not want the taint of piracy on me just because I feel that I should have a right to make a reasonable number of backup copies (and only I can determine what reasonable means) of some software upon which my bread and butter may depend!
cc-treas%UCBCORY%berkeley@sri-unix.UUCP (05/30/83)
From: Steve Wolff <cc-treas%UCBCORY@berkeley>
Thanks for the reply. I'm glad the system I'm going to buy
is CP/M, as I have no problems about paying for software
legally, but would like to be able to make backups without
the assistance of some program or hardware that may soon
be obsolete anyway.
Steve Wolff
cc-treas@ucbcory.berkeley