Re: But there are a lot...

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[quote="maxi032"]Does osc can force anyone to keep the copyright note into the admin?[/quote]Yes.
[quote="maxi032"]Can they check it?[/quote]If they see the admin.  Could you get away with taking it out (illegally).  Yes, you probably could, at least in the short term.  However, you would open yourself up to being sued for illegally distributing the software if discovered.  When you lost, you would have to pay damages of at least your revenues from the sales.  Would the risk really be worth it?

It is far more sensible to embrace the osCommerce name and take advantage of it.  Tell people that you are selling your expertise in configuring and modding software that has a support organization, rather than (falsely) claiming to have written your own.

Good luck,
Matt