bb@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Brian Bartholomew) (12/19/89)
I too would like to hear the opinions of a competent legal counsel regarding the legality of PC-Cyborg's actions. I feel that the current crop of microcomputer licenses bear more resemblance to the screenplay for a con job, than a contract describing a reasonable use of a product for a reasonable compensation. For a long time, there have been laws in effect that state that a product purchased should perform in a manner similar to the way that it is advertised. A article of machinery purchased as a "car" should perform at least minimally as a "car". In the absence of pride, responsibility, and craftsmanship on the part of the maker, the law should be written to protect the consumer; a license disclaiming all connection with the product except the collection of profit does not do this. Law is like programming; the media the artist works in is the imagination, and vision is only limited by the limitations that are inherited from history. Make the law serve the people, not the lawyers. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo." - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Bartholomew UUCP: ...gatech!uflorida!beach.cis.ufl.edu!bb University of Florida Internet: bb@beach.cis.ufl.edu