[NTLK] h*cks, kr*ks, SN

[Mark Rollins]

On Jan 17, 2010, at 2:58 PM, newtontalk-request at newtontalk.net wrote:

> Subject: Re: [NTLK] h*cks, kr*ks, SN
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> I also write software for a living and I guess it is kind of like  
> this. If I
> had a lawn mower that I rented to my neighbors. They just had to pay  
> me once
> and they could use it whenever they wanted. And then one day I went on
> vacation and someone new moved into the neighborhood. Because I am  
> not there
> to collect my rent, does that give them the right to just come and  
> take my
> lawn mower? I'm not quite as stringent as some of the others here,  
> but the
> undeniable truth and legality of this is that the software belongs  
> to the
> copyright holder, whether it appears abandoned or not. Do I think  
> they would
> mind? Probably not, but if you do this, you are, strictly speaking,  
> breaking
> the law.

Right, but hence the quote "De minimis non curat praetor"