Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 08:49:48 +1000 (EST) From: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au> To: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISP's are being sued Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960815084702.6553B-100000@panda.hilink.com.au> In-Reply-To: <199608142221.SAA08302@etinc.com>
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On Wed, 14 Aug 1996, Dennis wrote:
> As for shareware, I dont see how Trumpet could sue for distributing the
> product, as the goal of shareware is to get wide-distribution. The product
> clearly displays the shareware message when your run it...it is the end-users
> responsibility to pay the user fee, unless of course the ISP implies that they
> would foot the bill in exchange for signing up with them
As reported in {The Australian} the actual case of Trumpet International
Software vs Ozemail hinged on the distribution of copies of Trumpet
Winsock in an Ozemail trial disk bundled in a magazine. Trumpet had
prior warning of the distribution and specifically asked Ozemail to pay
or refrain. Ozemail went ahead with the distribution anyway, so Trumpet
filed suit.
Danny
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