at the temporal coordinates: 9/6/01 1:03 AM, the entity known as System
Support Products, Inc. at sspi_at_ix.netcom.com conveyed the following:
>
> At 12:21 AM -0400 9/6/01, Victor Rehorst wrote:
>> 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)
>
> I'm appalled at this attitude. What if I said "no matter what the
> theft laws say, it's up to the property owner to protect it"? Can I
> take your car if you leave it unprotected on the street?
>
> If this mail list is going to degenerate into a pirate swap meet,
> count me out.
>
> - Lou Forlini
> Software Engineer
> System Support Products, Inc.
Sorry, but that's exactly what copyright law says (to the best of my
non-lawyer understanding). There is NO copyright violation UNTIL the
copyright holder comes forward and takes action to defend their copyright.
If the copyright holder fails to defend their copyright, then there's no
violation -- the offense can't be prosecuted until/unless the holder comes
forward with a complaint.
Now, admittedly, this is a strange thing, but that's the way it is. So, I
guess if you're a developer, you need to make sure you spend some time
frequenting the various forums where one can obtain pirated software...
- Eric.
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