Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!ll-xn!mit-eddie!djd From: djd@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU (Dave D'Souza) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.apple Subject: Software Rental Companies Message-ID: <4249@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU> Date: Sun, 14-Dec-86 00:48:48 EST Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.4249 Posted: Sun Dec 14 00:48:48 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 16-Dec-86 01:02:01 EST Reply-To: djd@eddie.MIT.EDU (Dave D'Souza Organization: MIT, EE/CS Computer Facilities, Cambridge, MA Lines: 32 Xref: mnetor comp.sys.mac:443 comp.sys.ibm.pc:495 comp.sys.apple:235 I just received a catalog from a software rental company in Canada. They rent MacIntosh software at $15 a disk, Apple // software at $8, and IBM PC software at $10 a disk. This sounds similar to all the other companies, right? But what this company does is to provide the buyer with COPIES of the original disks sans any documentation. They then ask the buyer to erase the floppies after 21 days. Also, the cost is by the disk, thus, if a single program needs 2 disks, for example, you pay $30 for Mac software. This company seems to have all the latest software including all Microsoft and Lotus products. Also, they are RENTING public domain software such as Red Ryder and a disk with Finder 4.1 (Apple, are you there?), Megaroids, and BinHex on it. Now, for the obvious question: Isn't this blatantly illegal or do Canadians have f***ed-up laws where things like this can be done??? Microsoft and Lotus (and many other large companies) should take legal action if possible. The company: The Value Club #301 - 1084 Homer St. Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6B 2W9 Telephone: 1-800-663-8060 Disclamer: All opinions above are mine alone. I have no interest in the above company (obviously) and I have nothing to gain by their demise (not so obvious). -- Arpa: Djdsouza@ATHENA.MIT.EDU UUCP: {allegra,seismo,decvax!genrad}!mit-eddie!djd