Re: Devpac QL
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:18 am
Sorry, but I would never distribute something without the copyright holder's permission - I believe in upholding their rights.
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Why does the above statement always elicit such opinionated views from various quarters.....
Just to clarify the above statement, as so many people do not seem to understand this:
a) I am an ex-solicitor - I would not do anything to breach someone else's rights. There is NO such thing as abandonware in English law.
b) If I get rights to distribute software, this is on a commercial basis and I pay royalties to the original copyright holder.
c) If I get permission for software to be made available as public domain, then I send it on to Dilwyn, for him to make freely available through the Sinclair QL Homepage - as this is the home of public domain software for the QL.
d) As part of the software preservation project, I recover as much QL software as I can and offer it as a replacement working copy to anyone that can show me that they own the original, as this is not in breach of the original copyright holder's rights.
If you don't like this approach, then set up your own software preservation site - just beware that some of the QL copyright holders are extremely vocal and will happily sue !
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Why does the above statement always elicit such opinionated views from various quarters.....
Just to clarify the above statement, as so many people do not seem to understand this:
a) I am an ex-solicitor - I would not do anything to breach someone else's rights. There is NO such thing as abandonware in English law.
b) If I get rights to distribute software, this is on a commercial basis and I pay royalties to the original copyright holder.
c) If I get permission for software to be made available as public domain, then I send it on to Dilwyn, for him to make freely available through the Sinclair QL Homepage - as this is the home of public domain software for the QL.
d) As part of the software preservation project, I recover as much QL software as I can and offer it as a replacement working copy to anyone that can show me that they own the original, as this is not in breach of the original copyright holder's rights.
If you don't like this approach, then set up your own software preservation site - just beware that some of the QL copyright holders are extremely vocal and will happily sue !