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Re: Instructions on CD ROM?
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Date: 
Fri, 20 Aug 1999 03:36:30 GMT
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Mike Stanley wrote:

TLG seems to be politely ignoring kl.net - they certainly haven't
given anything that remotely resembles permission to redistribute the
scans on CD, whether you charge or not.

You're right.  While distributing scans on cd might
seem to be the same as on the web, it really isn't.  In the real world,
distributing bits
as atoms is alot different than distributing bits as electrons or
photons.  Especially when
you don't own the bits.

I disagree with the first part of your statement.  My interpretation of
their policy does permit
the type of fan site we have created.  Of course you correctly noted it
that does not permit atomic distibution.

KL



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  Re: Instructions on CD ROM?
 
(...) I agree with your intepretation as well. I just fear their interpretation may change if someone were to create an atomic distrobution using your photonic distrobution. (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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  Re: Instructions on CD ROM?
 
(...) Yeah, and that's also something that shareware and freeware authors specifically allow people to do - redistribute and charge for the media and possibly for the service. The key is they want people to distribute their programs. TLG seems to be (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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