Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 19:21:20 12/11/03
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On December 11, 2003 at 21:12:21, Mike Hood wrote: >On December 11, 2003 at 20:04:41, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>On December 11, 2003 at xx:xx:xx, XXXX wrote: >> >>>Hi, i've got a legal copy of Shredder 7 and i want to get Shredder 7.SE!! >>>mail me to xxxx.xxxx >> >>This type of posting is not permitted under the charter. >> >>This is a warning to the person who made this post. Further posts similiar in >>nature will be dealt with appropriately. >> >>Thank you! >> >>Moderator > >Mike, what exactly is against the charter here? Is it the trading element? >Shredder 7 SE is a special version only available in stores in Germany. Computer >chess freaks who don't live in Germany (including me!) might be interested in >acquiring this version. I admit that the CCC doesn't want to support the >transferral of illegal copies, but if someone wants to buy a program from >someone else, why not? (Apart from which, Shredder 7 SE is an inferior program >to Shredder 7). What was missing from my quotation was the subject heading: ====================================================================== Get Shredder 7!!! Hi, i've got a legal copy of Shredder 7 and i want to get Shredder 7.SE!! mail me to xxxx.xxxx ======================================================================= There was no question in my mind that his intent was to trade Shredder 7 for Shredder 7SE engine. He had no interest in paying cash for Shredder 7SE and made no attempt to hide his attempt at trading. I personally do not find that the offer to buy or sell legitimate copies of chess software to be against the charter, except if it was to involve a commercial enterprise or person that is essentially acting as commercial entity. Naturally, annoucements of new offerings , versions etc are always welcome , especially if they are not a hard sell , but posted in an informative manner. However repeated postings, even if done in an informative manner may wear out its welcome pretty quickly. As with everything else in life, there is always a gray area that must be dealt with on a case by case basis consdiering all the relevant information. We try to follow the rule of common sense most often, although I'm sure we occasionally do not always make the right decision - but we try to.
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