Path: apple.com!taligent!ames!lll-winken.llnl.gov!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!sundog.tiac.net!usenet From: montressor@aol.com (Israel Alvarez) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games Subject: Re: Marathon (YES!!!!) Date: 18 Oct 1994 15:57:31 GMT Organization: -1 Consulting Lines: 19 Sender: dogzilla@zork.tiac.net Message-ID: <380r9b$7vc@sundog.tiac.net> References: <37knk0$rm8@tusk.lm.com> <37l1aj$f6@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca> <d-garaffa-1410940744370001@macbeth.ski.mskcc.org> <37ubgs$r5n@meaddata.meaddata.com> <mcmains-1710941442350001@seansmac.nms.unt.edu> <380kmm$4ub@meaddata.meaddata.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ferris.tiac.net X-Posted-From: InterNews 1.0.1@ferris.tiac.net X-Authenticated: dogzilla on POP host zork.tiac.net In article <380kmm$4ub@meaddata.meaddata.com> marcus@meaddata.com (Marcus Mullins) writes: > Because it has to > be determined in a court of law if the person acquiring the work was aware > that the author was not allowing free distribution of the material. As has been mentioned several times already in this newsgroup the beta say "BETA: DO NOT DISTRIBUTE" onscreen in big red letters. There is literally no way that anyone could miss this message or misunderstand it. Israel Alvarez -1 Consulting Montressor@aol.com Dogzilla@zork.tiac.net Montresor@eWorld.com "Life is short: Play dead." Path: apple.com!gallant.apple.com!trib.apple.com!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!overload.lbl.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uwm.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news1.is.net!wetware.is.net!user From: damir@is.net (Damir Smitlener) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games Subject: Re: Marathon distribution Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 18:17:27 -0500 Organization: Internet Services of Atlanta Lines: 15 Message-ID: <damir-1510941817270001@wetware.is.net> References: <chopkins-1510941348070001@rosen314.dorm.tulane.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: wetware.is.net In article <chopkins-1510941348070001@rosen314.dorm.tulane.edu>, chopkins@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu (C. B. Hopkins) wrote: > So, is there a copyright on the program? Is there even a title screen? > Does it indicate information like "beta release," the name of the company, > and any legalese? Does the copyright appear on a title screen or is it > stashed away under the Apple? It has a 1994 copyright on the title scree, and on the status panel shown during game play it says "Beta do not distribute" in big red letters. -- damir smitlener gt7092d@prism.gatech.edu damir@is.net Path: apple.com!murky.apple.com!decwrl!lll-winken.llnl.gov!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!news.unt.edu!seansmac.nms.unt.edu!user From: mcmains@unt.edu (Sean McMains) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games Subject: Re: Marathon, piracy, and discretion Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 16:48:59 -0500 Organization: University of North Texas Lines: 20 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <mcmains-2610941648590001@seansmac.nms.unt.edu> References: <38k2ck$rac@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com> <tuncer-251094221730@tuncer.pr.mcs.net> <38kkf5$phg@panix.com> <andylee-2610941248480001@idtech.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: seansmac.nms.unt.edu In article <andylee-2610941248480001@idtech.com>, andylee@netcom.com (Andy A. Lee) wrote: > The reason we have these > Marathon Beta's running around is because Bungie kept delaying its > release. With all due respect, Andy: BALONEY! The reason all these betas are running around is because someone leaked it and lots more people copied it in spite of the obvious "DO NOT DISTRIBUTE" notice on it. ===================================================================== Sean McMains | P.O. Box 13495 | Phone:817.565.2039 Macintosh Support | Denton TX 76203 | Fax :817.565.4060 University of North Texas | EMail: mcmains@unt.edu WWW: http://seansmac.nms.unt.edu/ Path: apple.com!murky.apple.com!decwrl!lll-winken.llnl.gov!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news1.is.net!wetware.is.net!user From: damir@is.net (Damir Smitlener) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games Subject: Re: Marathon, piracy, and discretion Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 19:20:40 -0500 Organization: Internet Services of Atlanta Lines: 25 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <damir-2610941920400001@wetware.is.net> References: <38k2ck$rac@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com> <tuncer-251094221730@tuncer.pr.mcs.net> <38kkf5$phg@panix.com> <andylee-2610941248480001@idtech.com> <mcmains-2610941648590001@seansmac.nms.unt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: wetware.is.net In article <mcmains-2610941648590001@seansmac.nms.unt.edu>, mcmains@unt.edu (Sean McMains) wrote: > In article <andylee-2610941248480001@idtech.com>, andylee@netcom.com (Andy > A. Lee) wrote: > > > The reason we have these > > Marathon Beta's running around is because Bungie kept delaying its > > release. > > With all due respect, Andy: > > BALONEY! > > The reason all these betas are running around is because someone leaked it > and lots more people copied it in spite of the obvious "DO NOT DISTRIBUTE" > notice on it. True - but the only way to read the "DO NOT DISTRIBUTE" notice is to download the game and run it. -- damir smitlener gt7092d@prism.gatech.edu damir@is.net Path: apple.com!murky.apple.com!decwrl!sdd.hp.com!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!redstone.interpath.net!ddsw1!tuncer.pr.mcs.net!user From: tuncer@mcs.com (Tuncer Deniz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games Subject: Re: Marathon, piracy, and discretion Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.games Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 20:23:55 -0500 Organization: Inside Mac Games Lines: 15 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <tuncer-261094202355@tuncer.pr.mcs.net> References: <38k2ck$rac@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com> <tuncer-251094221730@tuncer.pr.mcs.net> <38kkf5$phg@panix.com> <andylee-2610941248480001@idtech.com> <mcmains-2610941648590001@seansmac.nms.unt.edu> <damir-2610941920400001@wetware.is.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: tuncer.pr.mcs.net In article <damir-2610941920400001@wetware.is.net>, damir@is.net (Damir Smitlener) wrote: > > The reason all these betas are running around is because someone leaked it > > and lots more people copied it in spite of the obvious "DO NOT DISTRIBUTE" > > notice on it. > > True - but the only way to read the "DO NOT DISTRIBUTE" notice is to > download the game and run it. What a genious. Tuncer