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Lucian P. Smith wrote:
> Stephen Cameron <scameron@zuul.cca.cpqcorp.net> wrote in <slrnakd7pb.h8c.scameron@zuul.cca.cpqcorp.net>:
> : I think worrying about somebody, say, completely rewriting the ending
> : to your GPL'ed masterpiece of IF is a bit like worrying about being
> : struck by lightning.
> While this is true, people still put lightning rods on their houses.  And
> if I recall correctly, someone *did* release their own version of
> 'Balances' a while back without even crediting Graham Nelson.  'Balances'
> doesn't come with any license except to say "Copyright (c) 1994, 1995,
> 1996 by Graham Nelson."  I don't think the person who released his own
> version was being malicious--I think he was uninformed.

The banner from the game in question:

--------
Please Register.


The Dark Tower
This is an epic adventure of Fantasy and Magic.
The full registered version is only $10.00, make
checks payable to John Kless, 210 Hoyt Street,
Buffalo, NY 14213. Release 6 / Serial number 165342 / Inform v6.15
Library 6/7
--------

I thought it was on the Archive (I mean, *I* have a copy, and I don't
know where else I might have stumbled on it), but I don't see it
in the zcode directory.

Either way, I'll leave it as an exercise to the reader whether it
represents malice or ignorance.

[...]
> And having some sort of simple, boilerplate license examples on the
> archive and/or other places would help us do that.  Hmm, maybe the FAQ?

Actually, it's probably a good idea to find some way of presenting
this sort of information to anyone trying to upload to the archive.
That's just a guess, though.

