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From: JP Morris <doug-15 AT bigfoot DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Animation Utility
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:41:55 +0000
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Wilmer van der Gaast wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 05:43:19 +0600 (LKT), Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel wrote:
> > Lets say that you create a FLC/FLI using a pirated animation program. How
> > may I ask is the authorof the program or even the "law"supposed to know
> > that it was created using his prog. I am assuming that you strip all the
> > comments and extra bagagge from the FLC/FLI.
> Is there any text? I didn't know that...
> But you're right, but hasn't the AutodeskAnimator copyright expired yet?
> It's about 15 years old, I think. It runs quite well on 286 systems.

I think you'll find that copyright lasts considerably longer than 15
years.
In the UK, it's 70 years -AFTER- the person/company has ceased to be,
and
I'd be very surprised if it's much less than that in other countries.

That said, I got my copy from a cover disk on PC Home magazine in 1994.

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