Re: Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Act 2002

> So, Phil, do you have receipts for all the copyrighted materials 
> (software, books, etc) you may have in your possession/library?

As far as books are concerned - if you own an original copy ...

I actually have a superabundance of licensed but not in use 
software.  Two copies of Windows 98 forced upon me with new PCs by 
the Evil Empire and replaced, in one case with OS2 and in the other 
with Red Hat Linux.  Then there's VoiceType and Translation 
Manager/2 - almost a grand between them.  And a raft of stuff I 
bought for the PalmPilot (Handmail, Quicksheet, etc.) Of late I've 
found that Shareware addresses my peripheral needs much better - 
Teleport Pro for downloading stuff in bulk, and Terrapin as an FTP 
client.  All bought and paid for.  I registered Pdf+ for the Nokia 
Communicator only last week - $20 isn't bad for a completely portable 
PDF browser in a cellphone.  The only software I have that I know is 
unregistered is a trial copy of NotePad Pro - a couple of us are 
comparing HTML editors.
 
> Whose responsibility is it to ensure you are in compliance anyway, 
> mine or yours?

Mine to ensure that I'm in compliance, and the local law enforcement 
body (in the UK, the police) to take action if I'm not.  Contrary to 
a lot of innuendo, it is not the responsibility of the copyright 
owner to take any action.

Few of us really know what our correspondents do in their spare time -
 look at Gary Glitter, for instance, or Pee Wee Herman if you want a 
US example.  The FBII have supplied the UK police ( 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2417619.stm ) with the names of 
7,000 UK Internet users suspected of child pornography involvement - 
what happens if one of the guys they descend on has your email 
address in his address book?  Or, heaven forfend, the FBI go tit 
wrong?

Before anybody starts twisting what I'm saying - I'm NOT accusing 
anyone involved in the Hercules project of paedophilia.  In fact, the 
reverse is likely to be true - most UK offenders seem to be 
schoolteachers and police officers rather than hackers at present.  
But in the current environment (have you read the Homeland Security 
Act yet?) it's prudent to be careful.  What makes this more relevant 
in a mainframe context is the high value placed on the software - if 
the police search your system and find no child porn or bomb-making 
instructions, but discover instead a piece of software 
worth "millions"?



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