JSHANESY@NAS.BITNET (Jim Shanesy) (12/20/89)
Since it contained the greatest amount of information regarding licensing, payment, what it purported to be, etc. than the other postings, I have sent Mr. McAfee's first alert re this Trojan Horse to a dear friend, Paul R. Paletti, Jr., Esq. of Handmaker, Citrynell & Assoc. in Louisville, Ky. Mr. Paletti is a licensed, practicing attorney-at-law who is also a computer enthusiast. He uses his PC in his work, downloading cases from LEXIS via modem. When he has time to read my fax, we'll confer by phone and I'll send his opinions to this discussion list. Since copyright and patent laws are federal ones, he should be as qualified as anyone to assess the legal ramifications of this catastrophe. Jim Shanesy Office of Computer and Information Technology National Research Council 2101 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20418 (202)-334-3219