Re: A89: Me distributing roms.
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Re: A89: Me distributing roms.
question: how are you going to distribute them without making copies?
--kaus
----- Original Message -----
From: Serial <Serial@earthlink.net>
To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 10:49 PM
Subject: RE: A89: Me distributing roms.
>
> yes but if you read the copyright it says nothing about distrobution, it
> says cannot be coppied or reproduced.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
> [mailto:owner-assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Kaus
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 8:10 PM
> To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
> Subject: Re: A89: Me distributing roms.
>
>
>
> nope man. not everything put up for free on a website is public domain.
in
> fact, usually it isnt. if it doesnt specifically say: "public domain" it
> isnt. ti retains all copyrights to the roms, the files, etc.
> they CAN say they dont want anyone to mirror them, and it is legally
> binding.
> sorry to burst your bubble.
>
> --kaus
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cody R Maggard <ravenloft_15@juno.com>
> To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 3:32 PM
> Subject: Re: A89: Me distributing roms.
>
>
> >
> > Also, TI can kiss our collective @$$e$ about this. There isn't any
> > possible legal way they can touch it. Since the ROM was put on the site
> > for free, it is classified as "public domain" software. Nothing can
keep
> > track of every file on every server, anyway, so they'll never know for
> > sure. Heh heh heh.
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------
> > Cody Maggard, Technocracy Adjutant
> > RavenLoft_15@juno.com
> >
> > On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 18:39:16 -0800 "Serial" <Serial@earthlink.net>
> > writes:
> > >
> > >Simple. There is no payment to download it and it is not protected by
> > >any
> > >passwords or compression. It'd be like if adobe put a full download of
> > >photoshop in their site for free and said we're breaking the law if we
> > >download it.
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: owner-assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
> > >[mailto:owner-assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Cassady Roop
> > >Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 6:22 PM
> > >To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
> > >Subject: Re: A89: Me distributing roms.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> hold no rights over public property and if they have a problem with
> > >that
> > >I'd
> > >> like to hear about it in person. If you work for Ti mail me and I'll
> > >call
> > >> you personally and you can explain why you think you have a right to
> > >stop
> > >> the distrobution of public software through the use of threats and
> > >reporting
> > >
> > >
> > >How exactly does a ROM TI wrote fall under the term 'public property'
> > >unless they say it does? (which they don't)
> > >
> > >Cassady Roop
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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