Re: [NTLK] Shareware/Freeware Licenses

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Thu Sep 06 2001 - 00:21:26 EDT


On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, John M. Powell wrote:

> Technically, yes. Unfortunately, that's how 'abandonware'
> works... it gets abandoned by the original authors.

I'm just going to add here that, no matter what the copyright laws say, it
is up to the copyright holder to protect it. If they don't, or choose not
to... (IANAL)

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