mwilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins) (02/02/89)
Does anyone have any information about action being taken against colleges
or universities for using bootleg software on their microcomputers? I seem
to recall an incident at the University of Wisconsin a few years ago.
Please E-Mail.
-- Mark Wilkins
mwilkins@jarthur.claremont.edunevin1@ihlpb.ATT.COM (Liber) (02/09/89)
In article <115@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> mwilkins@jarthur.UUCP (Mark Wilkins) writes: >Does anyone have any information about action being taken against colleges >or universities for using bootleg software on their microcomputers? I seem >to recall an incident at the University of Wisconsin a few years ago. Well, I have an old article from PC-Week (it was given to me and the date/issue # is not on it, so I can't give a real reference) on how UCLA pirates software by using a legal loophole. Basically, since UCLA is a state agency, they are immune from federal copyright laws. And then we wonder why so many people don't find pirating or cracking unethical. Oh, well. If you want more info, let me know. -- _ __ NEVIN ":-)" LIBER nevin1@ihlpb.ATT.COM (312) 979-4751 IH 4F-410 ' ) ) "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, / / _ , __o ____ briefed, debriefed or numbered! My life is my own!" / (_</_\/ <__/ / <_ As far as I know, these are NOT the opinions of AT&T.
mjt@super.ORG (Michael J. Tighe) (02/10/89)
In article <9548@ihlpb.ATT.COM> nevin1@ihlpb.UUCP (55528-Liber,N.J.) writes: > >Does anyone have any information about action being taken against colleges >or universities for using bootleg software on their microcomputers? I seem >to recall an incident at the University of Wisconsin a few years ago. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Court has ruled that the State of California is exempt from federal copyright laws under the 11th Amendment. The complaint was filed by BV Engineering, a software company. In the original and appeals trials, the university argued that the 11th Amendment gives state agencies immunity from damage claims in federal court. The Court agreed that the 11th Amendment provides immunity. I think this decision was handed down in late September 1988. For more info, see Infoworld, October 10, 1988. -- ------------- Michael Tighe internet: mjt@super.org uunet: ...!uunet!super!mjt
mjt@super.ORG (Michael J. Tighe) (02/10/89)
In article <5774@super.ORG> mjt@super.UUCP (Michael J. Tighe) writes: >State of California is exempt from federal copyright laws under the >11th Amendment. The complaint was filed by BV Engineering, a software I take that back. I think they are exempt from being sued. In other words, what they are doing (violating copyright laws) is wrong, but the 11th Amendment protects them from being sued for it. Any lawyers out there that can better interpret this? -- ------------- Michael Tighe internet: mjt@super.org uunet: ...!uunet!super!mjt