Re: [H390-MVS] Re: Status of Tinkering with JCC
"Peter D. Ward" <pdw-8vCV/[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.advocacy,gmane.comp.emulators.hercules390.mvs |
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| Organization | Fundamental Software/Peter D. Ward Inc. |
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(Moving to Herc-Advocacy) >>>FYI, it appears that JCC is no longer available due to some copyright >>>infringement problem with the Dignus folk. See the JCC website for >>>the legal notice: >>> >>>http://www.prycroft6.com/jcc/ >>> >>>I quote: >>> >>>NOTICE: >>> >>>The following notice is shown at the request of a legal representative >>>of Dignus, LLC. It makes a statement purported to be true by Dignus. >>> >>>"JCC contains code copyrighted by Dignus, LLC. and that any person who >>>has downloaded JCC must delete it or contact Dignus for licensing >>>information." >>> >>>(2003/08/29 13:40 GMT+10) >> >> >> >> >halfmeg wrote: >"Purported to be true" leaves a lot to be desired as to the actual >status or ownership. Whatever is happening is between them and >whatever agreements or understanding they have concerning the matter. > >Until ownership is resolved the demand to delete or license seems to >be a little much. Even coprighted works have protected uses. > >17 USC Section 107 Use Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use > >http://www.techlawjournal.com/courts/freerep/17usc107.htm > > >Care to help write the @CRT0 module for the i370-ibm-mvs target and >open the doors a little more for a freely available C compiler for >MVS 3.8j ? > >Phil - at least I think we are going to need that one and a few more > Sounds as if a web site "take down" letter was sent by the Dignus counsel and Greg Price was not in position to weigh the copyright claim (being the redistributor), and in lieu of firm info he decided for the time being to end distribution from his site. The original posting to H390-MVS announcing JCC is at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/H390-MVS/message/2775 From that email it may be that Jason Winter could more authoritatively comment as to what is going on. PDW [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/dpFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: hercules-advocacy-unsubscribe-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw@public.gmane.org Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/