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[Mike Wesley]

dhardin at ovec.com wrote:
> 
> I usually try to stay out of most issues, but.....
> 
> Obviously if sombody is selling something by copying it that's too far.  But as
> far as I am concerned  I bought a GM car and the computer and the EPROM inside
> is mine not GM's.

Sort of true. You own the car and all it's parts..including the EPROM
inside it.
But you are granted an inherent license to use *thier* program which
runs in the EPROM. GM still owns the program and it is copyrighted with
the feds.


> I have the right to edit it,

True

> do what ever I want to the EPROM

True

> ...post it to the world ....

Not true

> so long as I don't sell it as my own work or sell
> it at all.

True

> They
> have no authority over this.

Actually they do. They just don't think it's worth the time/effort to
protect it.
Look at it this way. Go buy a new copy of any software program you want.
Is it legal to install it on your machine then post the files off the CD
on the net for everyone else to download. Not really.

You can do whatever you wish with data though.

> 
> however: The EPA may not like what I am doing, and that is another issue.

:)

Mike....