[ReGaRDiNG]: STOLEN SCRIPTS         
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-------=======] You stated the following... [=======--------
> Myself and a friend just got a "V" file from a person most of us know...
> Anyway, it runs a program that we thought would NEVER work with VBBS.  It's a
> great program, and took a few "V" files to get it to work.  These files were
> extremely complicated, though.  The person who we got the files from had his
> name and BBS name inside the "V" files, and asked for $10.00 to "register"
> them with him.  
> Anyway, to make a long story short, we found the same files, sitting on a
> Texas BBS, under different names, of course, and with a different writer's
> name (NO CHARGE!)... The file had been there since 1994!!!
> Is this piracy?  Yes!  Do I have to pay for these!  NO!!!
> The question: Should someone contact the "REAL" writer and report this?
> I know that we all have to modify the "V" files to get them to work, and some
> of us even wipe oout the writer's name.  But to take credit for someone elses
> work, then be bold enough to ask for money for that file?  What a 
> jerk.  How'd you like to write a program, only to have someone steal it
-------=======] And my response is.... [=======--------

Hmmm, Savage. Who might this "person most of us know" be. As far as charging
for scripts. I think ya gotta have a pretty unique script to ask for $$$ for
it. We all modify the scripts we pick up from other sysop. Your looking at one
here. The TG quote scripts, from what I've been told never really worked and
that's why no-one was really using them. I've debugged most of them and added
a few new features, but do I take all the credit? NO. The Gunslinger did alot
of good work on these scripts he just didn't debug them very well. 

Is it piracy? No, it's plagerism which is a more serious crime than piracy.
If the original author can be found I believe he should be contacted. The
copywrite laws in the US are IMPLIED that means that if you can prove that
your idea was stolen and you have proof that you had the idea first you have
an implied copywrite. 

This person is truly a jerk!

Regards,
 
Cliff Williams
Cliff.Williams@jax.fidonet.org
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