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Subject: Re: Unauthorized use of Rebel books

Author: Odd Gunnar Malin

Date: 07:30:17 05/01/02

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On May 01, 2002 at 09:44:54, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On May 01, 2002 at 09:37:05, Jeroen Noomen wrote:
>
>>On May 01, 2002 at 09:32:28, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>
>>At least you are open and honest about it :-)
>
>Well, I've since found out that what I was doing was illegal.
>The Rebel package came with this copyright notice:
>
>COPYRIGHT NOTICE
>
>The REBEL CENTURY software is the exclusive property of Schr”der BV
>and is protected by Dutch and International law. You are prohibited
>from transferring this product in any way or form whatsoever. It is
>forbidden to copy, change, split, disassemble or produce any changed
>form of this product.
>
>Schr”der BV
>P.O. Box 6365
>NL 7401 JJ Deventer
>The Netherlands
>
>After reading this, I realized producing my book was illegal (changed
>form), and I quickly deleted *all* Rebel software from my computer,
>since installing it (transferring/copying) and changing my
>preferences (change) is illegal too.
>
>--
>GCP

I think there was made an exception from this in the general rules, the same
exception people who make backup-copies use :)

You are allowed to copy it to ram and harddrive since this is essential for its
use. Something about private ... (I don't have it here).

Odd Gunnar



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