
So even if my program were under GPL his program would be in violation of that license too. Continuing with the article it moves on to how lots of programs take ideas from others. It uses the examples of Windows taking from Mac (who took it from Xerox), and Internet Explorer from Netscape Navigator (who took it from Mosaic). They didn't just take the basic idea of a "program that looks at the device manager and look up devices in a list to know what it is" but instead took the credit report check free Connecticut complete program, removed my name and put in his and did the same credit report check free Connecticut with my webpage. This would be the same as if Microsoft did this: And after Netscape complained they created a new improved version (and hid a trojan in it too) UKD 1.2 credit report check free Connecticut and UDI 1.60: UKD 1.2 Main Window: UDI 3.01 Main Window: credit report check free Connecticut If Huntersoft used the basic idea I would have no problems with it.
There are lots of programs that look up devices in some sort of list including windows itself (using .inf's credit report check free Connecticut as lists). The original UDI is identical to mine, even the same bugs. After that version he did other stuff like put in a different title bar, credit report check free Connecticut an odd waiting bar and different menus in attempt to call if different. monitoring credit report
Huntersoft didn't copy concepts, they ripped me off. The article then moves credit report check free Connecticut on to a story about some schoolmates credit report check free Connecticut that started a software company creating Video Frequency Broadcasting software. This company went out of business due to lack of credit report check free Connecticut market. Later on this person found out that another company wrote a program that was very much the same as the program they created. He learned that one of his friends works at that company. Before the original company disbanded credit report check free Connecticut they all signed a "security agreement" (security agreement? I assume it's some cultural/legal differences there). The new company states credit report check free Connecticut that they did not break the agreement because the code is now in VC++ (Microsoft Visual C++) instead of (Borland) Delphi. free 3 credit report To me it sounds like they wrote up a bad agreement. Just because someone translates a book from English to French doesn't mean you lose the copyright on it.
It then credit report check free Connecticut moves on to how copycat software is very common in China and that this is helping the software become better. As I know very well how much better UDI is after trying to wipe out Windows. It also goes on to talk with a lawyer about copyright law. He says that if the program has a very original design it credit report check free Connecticut might be protected as fine arts but otherwise nothing. To me that means they have no copyright laws there, I'm not surprised. I use free software all the time, a lot of them GPL or other Open Source projects. I really did consider making my program Open Source, that's one reason I released the source code in the first place. But problems like this really credit report check free Connecticut put a damper on it. I credit report check free Connecticut wonder would someone like RMS would fight so much for Free (as in freedom) Software if someone else took his credit report check free Connecticut original printer software or emacs and claimed credit report check free Connecticut it was theirs. free credit reports instantly
Some other news that has been happening is that I found out that Huntersoft has released a new version of his paid software called My Drivers that now includes UDI credit report check free Connecticut in it. The good thing about this is that since he's trying to sell this version I can file a formal copyright complaint to Qwerks. Another thing I found out is what since March 21st, 2004 Huntersoft started to block my access to his website so I would think it's down or something. I would do the same to him but I want him to credit report check free Connecticut read this. After sending a certified letter with a formal copyright violation complaint to qwerks they have pulled the link for My Drivers down on the 13th.
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