Subject: Re: WHO???
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>Jeff Blakeney

>If you know these copyright holders and
>know that they don't care, why not get them to reclassify their
>programs?

If there was a way to contact any of these people I would be glad to do so.
Since most of the software companies that produced the programs are belly-up;
it's pretty hard to do so. If you would like to provide some contact info; I'll
make the calls.

>They could be filing lawsuits as we speak.  We won't know
>for sure until someone actually contacts them and asks.

ROFLOL.... They aren't that stupid to throw their money away. Most, I would
guess from their lack of involvment in these "Copyright" discussions, have long
quit worrying about their old, dusty Apple II software.

>I don't post these messages to keep things "lively" here.  I shouldn't
>have to talk about this at all just like I don't have to tell people
>not to break other laws.  People should have more respect for other
>people's works and for the law.

Yes, your comments surely have had an effect on CSA2 users. How many pirates
have stopped? "0" Will your comments ever stop a pirate? N O!!! It is just a
waste of bandwidth beating this dead horse.

>I do it to try to balance things out
>and let people know that not everyone who reads this newsgroup is okay
>with abusing copyrights.

Yes, I'm sure you just hop over here from Delphi for only that reason! I agree
with you that copyrights exist and should be protected. However, the copyright
law requires the copyright holder to pursue all copyright infringements that he
or she is made aware of! It doesn't say in the copyright law that "If the
copyright holder doesn't care about his/her copyright, the burden of protection
falls on Jeff Blakeney, or Quantum_cat or Richard Bennett."