Re: copyright

[David Lininger <tss003@MAIL.CONNECT.MORE.NET>]

At 09:14 PM 6/7/00 EDT, Jane Coffey wrote:
>I explain it to the kids like this: If YOUR Mom or Dad created that software
>and YOUR parents counted on EACH sale of that software for their salary,
>would YOU think it was ok to buy only ONE copy and pass it around?

But don't we do this with our books? We buy one copy of a book, and
hundreds of students use that same copy. We should buy a copy for each
student, because the authors depend on the royalties from sales for their
livelihoods.

The problem is that computer software is easily copied, whereas books are
not.  When someone borrows a computer program, it is very easy to just
leave it on the computer. That is what creates the problem. If the computer
would just delete the program automatically upon exiting, we'd be home free.

Hmmmmm, maybe some company will come up with a "library edition" that would
do just that?


David Lininger (KB0ZKE), LMS
Hickory County R-1 Schools
Rt 1, Box 838
Urbana, MO 65767
mailto: tss003@mail.connect.more.net

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