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by Val J. Golding<br />
What's this I hear about Pyrex? . ..<br />
The subject of piracy and protection<br />
has been mercilessly beat<br />
to death in the magazines, all of<br />
which, up till now, has accomplished<br />
little. We would like to feel<br />
these are the last words we need to<br />
pen on a matter that seems almost<br />
to border on the obscene, by virtue<br />
of its over-coverage. If you are a<br />
glutton for punishment, read the<br />
feature section in the April 1982<br />
Call -A.P.P.L.E. Dr. Lingwood<br />
offers what we believe is the only<br />
practical recourse for software<br />
manufacturers; Mark Pelczarski,<br />
president of Penguin Software<br />
joins with consumers and asks us<br />
to not abuse the trust he has shown<br />
in us by non-protecting new software<br />
releases.<br />
We have written and released<br />
one commercial program, our<br />
Directory Title Writer utility. Recently<br />
a major bug was brought to<br />
our attention, and while correcting<br />
that, we also removed the limited<br />
protection that was originally on<br />
the disk. We ask again that the<br />
industry, and particularly those<br />
who produce business-oriented<br />
programs, remove their locks<br />
and/or supply backup copies on a<br />
timely basis.<br />
We have tried assessing blame<br />
in the past; it seems somewhat<br />
fruitless. We cannot change what<br />
has been and what is.<br />
Or can we.<br />
We have been to many club<br />
meetings of different user groups;<br />
we have witnessed copyrighted<br />
programs being traded; others<br />
have experienced similar scenes.<br />
We have heard the old story: "l<br />
gave it to my friend because he<br />
never would have bought it himself."<br />
That is a false assumption,<br />
one in which we can never determine<br />
the truth unless we do not<br />
give that copy away.<br />
As lAC member clubs, and as<br />
individuals, we have an obligation<br />
to our members, and to ourselves,<br />
to not avert our eyes. We must be<br />
able to live with ourselves, and we<br />
must realize that every individual<br />
action has potential consequences<br />
far beyond the limits of our imagination.<br />
We have already seen some<br />
results in the form of constantly<br />
increasing prices.<br />
Each lAC member club, upon<br />
filling out their application blank,<br />
swears they will not condone the<br />
duplication of copyrighted programs.<br />
The lAC has not the manpower,<br />
nor would they want to be a<br />
Scotland Yard of software. Thus,<br />
as member clubs, we must lead the<br />
way and set examples that not only<br />
set our own minds at ease, but can<br />
also serve to guide others.<br />
'That's pirates, Emily."<br />
"Never mind."<br />
8 Apple Orchard
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