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From: stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang)
Subject: What can you do if?
Message-ID: <1991Apr8.182345.21752@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Summary: Legal stuff
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Reply-To: stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven Chiang)
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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 1991 18:23:45 GMT

	This might not be the right newsgroup, but since I have a
IIgs, I figured I'd post it here first.  If I can't find an answer
here, at least I'll be able to get a cross reference.

	I have a legal question, dealing with software serial numbers.
Here's the example, just say someone buys a piece of software, and
within it, it has a serial number encoded.  This piece of software is
later found in the hands of other people, and it has this person's
serial number in it.

	The question is, leagally, what can a company do?  Assume,
that the serial number definitely belongs to the person, and was
registered, etc.  Also, what kind of proof is necessary, and what kind
of proof will stand up in court, if prosecution is possible.

thanks

Steven Chiang                  Coming Soon:  DreamGrafix  3200 color power  
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