From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Aug 14 17:01:07 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA03890 for isp-outgoing; Wed, 14 Aug 1996 17:01:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pinky.junction.net (pinky.junction.net [199.166.227.12]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA03885 for ; Wed, 14 Aug 1996 17:01:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sidhe.memra.com (sidhe.memra.com [199.166.227.105]) by pinky.junction.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id QAA11099 for ; Wed, 14 Aug 1996 16:13:29 -0700 Received: from localhost (michael@localhost) by sidhe.memra.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id QAA09260 for ; Wed, 14 Aug 1996 16:57:23 -0700 Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 16:57:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Dillon To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISP's are being sued In-Reply-To: <9608142126.AA08044@antares.linf.unb.br> Message-ID: Organization: Memra Software Inc. - Internet consulting MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 14 Aug 1996, Daniel C. Sobral wrote: > > The above 4 lines come from a different source than my info and in fact > > from a person who should be even closer to this stuff. So it looks like a > > LOT of ISP's are going to receive some big bills and either pay them or go > > broke. The prices for legal copies of Netscape are not that bad if you go > > to CCSWEB, Usfulware or Intercon. > > Interesting. Some ISPs here have contracts stating it is the responsibility > of the client to register any of the softwares (given to them by the ISP) > they use. > > Were this the case of the sued ISPs? Doesn't matter. If the ISP's are distributing Netscape without permission then they are breaking the law. The best solution is for them to stop breaking the law and tell their customers to either get their own software or buy something like Valet http://www.intercon.com/valet/ Michael Dillon - ISP & Internet Consulting Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael@memra.com