Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 21:15:25 06/15/98
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On June 15, 1998 at 22:12:33, Kim Hvarre wrote: >SSDF is a "closed", i.e. memberbased club. They can test what ever they want to. >And "publish" the list among themselves - whatever lacking to other places isn't >SSDF' problem and not legal related. > >The draw back is the fact, that the members in the future will tend to test only >the programs, the members themselves are interessted in, i.e. want to buy! > >Perhaps this is a solution anyway. SSDF (again) being 100% independent of >relations to the programmers? > >kim I am allowed to listen to music I bought. I am allowed to make a backup for my private purpose. Same with books. Software. I am not allowed to lend it, not for money or for free. I am not allowed to publish or broadcast or send it to many people ! If I would invite many friends, and they would have to pay, me or somebody else, to listen to music, that is not my own, this would be against the law. Because it is a public broadcast. That is not allowed. Same with books, software ?! The author has to allow that you USE his product for boradcasting purpose. Especially when somebody pays you, or seombody else for the service. No problem what you do in private. But in the moment somebody else is involved and he pays you, it suddenly gets a different quality.
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