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WARNING!

Ed Marti

WARNING!

by Ed Marti » Sat, 13 Apr 1996 04:00:00

Posting of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Track Pack is a serious
violation.  Downloading it is also illegal.  We are in the process of
rectifying the situation and we will take all action possible to protect
our rights.  We suggest that you cease all activity immediately.

Ed Martin
Papyrus Design Group

Eldred Picke

WARNING!

by Eldred Picke » Sat, 13 Apr 1996 04:00:00



>Subject: WARNING!
>Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 09:40:16 -0400
>Posting of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Track Pack is a serious
>violation.  Downloading it is also illegal.  We are in the process of
>rectifying the situation and we will take all action possible to protect
>our rights.  We suggest that you cease all activity immediately.
>Ed Martin
>Papyrus Design Group

DOWNLOADING is illegal?!?  Even for those who don't KNOW it?
Hey, it happens...
FTR, I bought mine...<g>
I am NOT paranoid.  And why are you always watching me?!?
Eldred Pickett


RickGent

WARNING!

by RickGent » Sat, 13 Apr 1996 04:00:00



>DOWNLOADING is illegal?!?  Even for those who don't KNOW it?
>Hey, it happens...
>FTR, I bought mine...<g>

Ignorance of the law is not a viable defense. (Just watch Perry Mason! :-)

Rick Genter
Technical Lead, IndyCar Racing II
Papyrus Design Group, Inc.

B. Keith Barbou

WARNING!

by B. Keith Barbou » Sun, 14 Apr 1996 04:00:00


> Posting of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Track Pack is a serious
> violation.  Downloading it is also illegal.  We are in the process of
> rectifying the situation and we will take all action possible to protect
> our rights.  We suggest that you cease all activity immediately.

> Ed Martin
> Papyrus Design Group

Yeah right and it's also illegal to pull that tag off of your mattress
too, but I have never seen anyone get in trouble over it.  You guys
should be thankful for the hacker element, it's probably sold a ton
of games for you.  How many people do you think would have bought
NASCAR RACING(R) if they would have never been able to get a #3 or
a Bill Elliott car.  The homegrown stuff is what keeps this game
fresh and you are trying to squelch it...must be the new Sierra gods.

KB

KEND2

WARNING!

by KEND2 » Sun, 14 Apr 1996 04:00:00

I HATE STUPID PEOPLE!

Rick G. and the folks at Pappy put up with a lot of ***and stupid stuff,
and still are
there when you need them. The ideal came to me that if no one bought the
software
then Pappy could not afford to pay them to be there. WOW WHAT A CONCEPT!
Its called making a profit and staying in business. Strange how STUPID

When the first patch came out for Indy I was DYING to get it. Then the
next day there it was down loaded with my news groups. Did I use Indy.zip?
No. I deleted it and waited for the UPS guy. WAKE UP AMERICA it's only
money, 25 bucks. If you can afford a machine to run Nascar on you can
afford to BUY!!!!!! the software. So Please! stop trying to***the
folks that make it possiable for us to have cool stuff like Nascar.

.............Ken
P.S. I still think Bill Gates has too much money!


IVGA INL 2779
GO.............. #3
TURN LEFT, GO FAST!

John Simmo

WARNING!

by John Simmo » Sun, 14 Apr 1996 04:00:00




>>Subject: WARNING!
>>Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 09:40:16 -0400

>>Posting of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Track Pack is a serious
>>violation.  Downloading it is also illegal.  We are in the process of
>>rectifying the situation and we will take all action possible to protect
>>our rights.  We suggest that you cease all activity immediately.

>>Ed Martin
>>Papyrus Design Group

>DOWNLOADING is illegal?!?  Even for those who don't KNOW it?
>Hey, it happens...

Anybody that's been using a computer longer than two or three days knows it's
not legal to download copyrighted software.  Not only is ignorance of the law
not a viable defense, the act of feining ignorance simply makes you look
stupid.

/=================================================\
| John Simmons (Redneck Techno-Biker)             |

| http://www2.connectnet.com/users/jms/index.html |
\=================================================/

Michael E. Carv

WARNING!

by Michael E. Carv » Sun, 14 Apr 1996 04:00:00


: Yeah right and it's also illegal to pull that tag off of your mattress
: too, but I have never seen anyone get in trouble over it.  You guys
: should be thankful for the hacker element, it's probably sold a ton
: of games for you.  How many people do you think would have bought
: NASCAR RACING(R) if they would have never been able to get a #3 or
: a Bill Elliott car.  The homegrown stuff is what keeps this game
: fresh and you are trying to squelch it...must be the new Sierra gods.

Point #1:  It is not illegal for the "owner" of the mattress to remove
the tag.  It is illegal for the tag to be removed before the mattress is
purchased.

Point #2:  Papyrus is not talking about the program which converts the
ICR1 Indy track to ICR2/NASCAR.  What they are talking about is the
illegal posting of the actual track and its data.  Papyrus has been
rather supportive of the efforts put into "hacking" the tracks about.
They have a legal and m***right to protect their copyrighted material.
If they do not take action to protect their copyright/trademarks, they
may actually lose those rights.  The way the laws work here in the U.S
of A. requires that they vigilantly protect their rights or they lose
them.  If they lose these rights, they can't make money on their
products. If they can't make money on their products, we WON'T be
seeing any more great racing Sims.
--
**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
     Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.

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B.Kn

WARNING!

by B.Kn » Mon, 15 Apr 1996 04:00:00

 Blah, blah. blah. Shut up! You fail to realize that downloading
software does not make one look stupid, more, it makes them look more
intelligant. Downloading software allows one to preview the program to
prevent people from buying games like "Expect: No Mercy" that have no
demo. I realize that most people do not download programs to preview
but that they do so to get free software. My theory is this: Why not
download a program if you don't plan on buying it nor do you currently
have the cash to pay for it? I really don't think that type of
activity hurts the software developers. Keep in mind, I -never- pirate
software, I always buy it.

P. Campbe

WARNING!

by P. Campbe » Mon, 15 Apr 1996 04:00:00


Keith, he's not talking about downloading the track converters.  He's talking
about downloading the TRACK itself, which was posted, quite illegally, to a
binaries group this past week.  Downloading the track converter simply gives
you the ability to alter a LEGAL copy of the track.  And I'm sure Papyrus
doesn't have a problem with this, since it has allowed them to sell no telling
how many copies of the Indy Track Pack.

Pat

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Tony Joh

WARNING!

by Tony Joh » Mon, 15 Apr 1996 04:00:00


with:

 ^^^^^^^^^^^

I'm not touching this one with a ten meter cattle prod.
_________________________________________
Tony Johns
IWCCCARS Project Coordinator
http://www.xmission.com/~iwcc/project.htm

B. Keith Barbou

WARNING!

by B. Keith Barbou » Mon, 15 Apr 1996 04:00:00



> : Yeah right and it's also illegal to pull that tag off of your mattress
> : too, but I have never seen anyone get in trouble over it.  You guys
> : should be thankful for the hacker element, it's probably sold a ton
> : of games for you.  How many people do you think would have bought
> : NASCAR RACING(R) if they would have never been able to get a #3 or
> : a Bill Elliott car.  The homegrown stuff is what keeps this game
> : fresh and you are trying to squelch it...must be the new Sierra gods.

> Point #1:  It is not illegal for the "owner" of the mattress to remove
> the tag.  It is illegal for the tag to be removed before the mattress is
> purchased.

> Point #2:  Papyrus is not talking about the program which converts the
> ICR1 Indy track to ICR2/NASCAR.  What they are talking about is the
> illegal posting of the actual track and its data.  Papyrus has been
> rather supportive of the efforts put into "hacking" the tracks about.
> They have a legal and m***right to protect their copyrighted material.
> If they do not take action to protect their copyright/trademarks, they
> may actually lose those rights.  The way the laws work here in the U.S
> of A. requires that they vigilantly protect their rights or they lose
> them.  If they lose these rights, they can't make money on their
> products. If they can't make money on their products, we WON'T be
> seeing any more great racing Sims.

Please accept my apologies.  I DID think it was the conversion program
for Indy>>NASCAR, but I didn't read it close enough.  I would never
support piracy of any kind.  For what it's worth, I realized what it
was AFTER I had posted my reply.  Again, my apologies to Papyrus and
anyone else I may have offended.

KB

Chuck Anders

WARNING!

by Chuck Anders » Mon, 15 Apr 1996 04:00:00


: with:

: > Blah, blah. blah. Shut up! You fail to realize that downloading
: >software does not make one look stupid, more, it makes them look more
: >intelligant.
:  ^^^^^^^^^^^

: I'm not touching this one with a ten meter cattle prod.
: Tony Johns

make that 20 :) ...Chuck

Eldred Picke

WARNING!

by Eldred Picke » Tue, 16 Apr 1996 04:00:00



>Subject: Re: WARNING!
>Date: 12 Apr 1996 20:05:25 -0400


>>DOWNLOADING is illegal?!?  Even for those who don't KNOW it?
>>Hey, it happens...
>>FTR, I bought mine...<g>
>Ignorance of the law is not a viable defense. (Just watch Perry Mason! :-)
>Rick Genter
>Technical Lead, IndyCar Racing II
>Papyrus Design Group, Inc.


<g>
I was just ASKIN'...
But damn, technically, that means we have to know/memorize EVERY law that's
currently in force?  Some of those are obsolete, and date back past 1850!<G>

Eldred
p.s. I *know* it's off the subject, but it just struck me as funny...
I am NOT paranoid.  And why are you always watching me?!?
Eldred Pickett


Eldred Picke

WARNING!

by Eldred Picke » Tue, 16 Apr 1996 04:00:00



>Subject: Re: WARNING!
>Date: Sat, 13 Apr 96 16:05:16 GMT

>>>Posting of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Track Pack is a serious
>>>violation.  Downloading it is also illegal.  We are in the process of
>>>rectifying the situation and we will take all action possible to protect
>>>our rights.  We suggest that you cease all activity immediately.

>>>Ed Martin
>>>Papyrus Design Group

>>DOWNLOADING is illegal?!?  Even for those who don't KNOW it?
>>Hey, it happens...
>Anybody that's been using a computer longer than two or three days knows it's
>not legal to download copyrighted software.  Not only is ignorance of the law
>not a viable defense, the act of feining ignorance simply makes you look
>stupid.
>/=================================================\
>| John Simmons (Redneck Techno-Biker)             |

>| http://www2.connectnet.com/users/jms/index.html |
>\=================================================/

I *meant* someone who didn't know it was COPYRIGHTED...maybe they thought it
was a 'user enhancement', and thus shareware.
Don't jump on ME, I already said I BOUGHT the damn thing!
Geez...!

I am NOT paranoid.  And why are you always watching me?!?
Eldred Pickett


Eldred Picke

WARNING!

by Eldred Picke » Tue, 16 Apr 1996 04:00:00



>Subject: Re: WARNING!
>Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 00:31:25 GMT
>>Anybody that's been using a computer longer than two or three days knows it's
>>not legal to download copyrighted software.  Not only is ignorance of the law
>>not a viable defense, the act of feining ignorance simply makes you look
>>stupid.
> Blah, blah. blah. Shut up! You fail to realize that downloading
>software does not make one look stupid, more, it makes them look more
>intelligant. Downloading software allows one to preview the program to
>prevent people from buying games like "Expect: No Mercy" that have no
>demo. I realize that most people do not download programs to preview
>but that they do so to get free software. My theory is this: Why not
>download a program if you don't plan on buying it nor do you currently
>have the cash to pay for it? I really don't think that type of
>activity hurts the software developers. Keep in mind, I -never- pirate
>software, I always buy it.

Dosen't matter, John will STILL jump on you for even SUGGESTING it.   He did
it to me, anyway,  and I said I bought the program...   I only wish I'd seen a
pirate copy of 'Bill Eliott's Nascar Challenge'.  I'd have saved my $50.  What
a piece of crap.

I am NOT paranoid.  And why are you always watching me?!?
Eldred Pickett



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