IE 4 and copyright

[Vladislav S. Davidzon]

http://www.microsoft.com/ie/download/ for internet explorer.
http://www.netscape.com for netscape.
Both netscape and IE are free, IE for everyone, Netscape for educational
organizations and personal use (at least last time I checked it was)


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Vladislav S. Davidzon                     davidzon at tech-center.com 
Technology Assistant                      Farmington Community Library 
Phone: (248) 553-0300                     Fax: (248) 553-3228
32737 W. 12 Mile Road                     Farmington Hills, MI 48334

"It is the province of knowledge to speak, and its a privilege of wisdom
to listen."  - Oliver Wendell Homes
          
All opinions are my opinions only, and not those of any organizations I
am associated with, unless otherwise specified.  
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On Thu, 16 Oct 1997, Peter Murray wrote:

> --On Thu, Oct 16, 1997 10:54 AM -0700 "Marcos Silva" <msilva at ccemtl.org>
> wrote: 
> > I was under the impression that IE 4 was freeware and it can be installed
> > on our workstations without restrictions. The vendor, however, where I
> > purchased the CD-ROM informed me that IE 4 is not freeware and individual
> > copies must be purchased for each station. I could not find any
> information
> > on the Microsoft homepage (except where it says you can download IE 4 for
> > free). Does anyone know whether the CD version can be copied without
> > restrictions.
> 
> MSIE is not "freeware" (a term which typically implies that the author
> relinquishes all rights to the software), but it is freely distributable. 
> My copy of MSIE 4.0b1 for the Macintosh came with a file called
> "Help/license.htm" (in my MSIE folder) that says in part:
> 
>   The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international 
>   copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and 
>   treaties. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed, not sold. 
> 
>   1. GRANT OF LICENSE. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed as follows: 
> 
>     *	Installation and Use. Microsoft grants you the right to install
>       and use copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT on your computers running
>       validly licensed copies of the operating system for which the
>       SOFTWARE PRODUCT was designed [e.g., Windows(r) 95; Windows NT(r),
>       Windows 3.x, Macintosh, etc.]. 
> 
>     *	Backup Copies. You may also make copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT
>       as may be necessary for backup and archival purposes. 
> 
> It sounds to me like the vendor is trying to get a little bit of extra money
> out  of you.  You can download MSIE free from Microsoft's site, after all...
> 
> 
> Peter
> --
> Peter Murray, Library Systems Manager                    pem at po.cwru.edu
> Digital Media Services                 http://www.cwru.edu/home/pem.html
> Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio          W:216-368-5888
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