[comp.misc] PD, Crippleware Q

ews00461@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (07/31/90)

Here's a question related to the PD, Shareware, Crippleware
debate | discussion going on...

I understand the correct meaning of PD.  I agree that Crippled
Demo software is essentially advertising for what is truly
a commercial product.

Q:	What legal responsibilities are incurred by a programmer
	who is attempting to sell his software as commercial ?
	If I write some great program, release a crippled demo,
	charge money for the full version, and so on..., are there
	legal obligations that I take on ?  Can anyone do this ?

Eric W Sink
University of Illinois