Date: Thu, 15 Aug 96 17:39:12 From: "Lewin A.R.W. Edwards [Team OS/2]" <larwe@ibm.net> To: "Michael Dillon" <michael@memra.com>, "Multiple recipients of list os2-isp" <os2-isp@dental.stat.com> Cc: "freebsd-isp@freebsd.org" <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org>, "iap@vma.cc.nd.edu" <iap@vma.cc.nd.edu>, "linuxisp@jeffnet.org" <linuxisp@jeffnet.org>, "OS/2 - Internet Service Provider" <os2-isp@dental.stat.com> Subject: Re: ISP's are being sued Message-ID: <199608151027.KAA132705@smtp-gw01.ny.us.ibm.net>
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On Wed, 14 Aug 1996 09:27:42 -0700 (PDT), Michael Dillon wrote: >>>He also claims that Trumpet *IS* definitely going to swoop down. >>Actually they both have already done so. Trumpet sued the largest >>ISP in Australia and won, and is targeting some in the U.S. now. >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 The bit about Trumpet is definitely true. Peter Tattam sued OzEmail and won a substantial claim. I don't know that OzEmail is the largest ISP here, but they are big. The claim centered on the fact that OzEmail were NOT entitled to distribute Trumpet (shareware ver) without paying for it unless they left it intact as per distribution archive. They supplied it with custom scripts and buried in a custom installer to make it look like "their" product. Peter warned them once. They then did a big PC show and handed out thousands more disks (and on a magazine cover too) with the illegal distribution. So he sued, and won. Serves them right. ISPs have no more right to steal software than anyone else. They want to make a profit out of "giving" away software, they have to pay the costs. ====================================================== Lewin A.R.W. Edwards [Team OS/2] sysadm@zws.com http://www.zws.com Running on System V UNIX Tel : +61-419-320415 / +61-412-809805 / +61-414-927056 Fax : +61-3-92281335 Pager : +61-3-92566393 P.O. Box 590, Toorak, Vic. 3142, Australia OS/2 + Macintosh + Linux + FreeBSD + AmigaDOS + AMSDOS Why not ASK NOW about your FREE advertising space ? ======================================================
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