[NTLK] eBay sale of Newton freeware

[matthiasm]

Just send a question to the seller, asking him why he offers freeware for sale. Your question will be readable for everyone.

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On 30.06.2010, at 02:45, Forrest Buffenmyer <anasazi4st at me.com> wrote:

> Okay...well, without this getting really off-topic and developing a life of its own (like the similar copyright topic earlier this year), let me ask a couple of questions:
> 
> 1) as the leading (only?) Newton forum on the internet, do we not have a duty or obligation to notify eBay--and any bidders (don't ask me how we could do that, exactly), so they don't pay for something that's available for free?
> 
> 2) if we were on the other end (the bidder), wouldn't we WANT someone like the NewtonTalk mailing list/forum to warn us of this? Would we prefer they stumble on it here, after the fact, that it was readily available for free?
> 
> Just some thoughts for the group in general....
> 
> Thanks,
> --Forrest
> 
> On Jun 29, 2010, at 05:31 PM, "L.W. Brown" <lwb at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Agreed - whoever they are, and whatever their motive or knowledge, there is /no/ reason to pay to download what can be legally downloaded for free! And, in my opinion, a word to eBay about this practice would not be remiss..
> 
> On 29. Jun., 2010, at 20:16 PM, Sonny Hung wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Tony Kan <tonykan at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>> ... I think they … don't have the right to do so unless they sell
>> the original media in the sale. … this seller in not concerned
>> about the legality of it - just the making of money.
> 
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