"Dan Ceppa" bravely wrote to "Nancy Backus" (24 Jan 06  00:21:44)
 --- on the heady topic of "new fix for BW reader"

 DC> On 23 Jan 06  10:11:48, Nancy Backus got back to Dan Ceppa
 -> Re: new fix for BW reader
 NB> to get permission, or whatever... ;/  As well as an acknowledgment
 NB> that this is a patch on what is probably totally abandonware, but still
 NB> a worthwhile (and treasured) piece of software....  :)

 DC> Supposedly, patches are not illegal.

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It does say "No part  of these materials  may be  reproduced or
modified" but if Cutting Edge Computing or Hatchew no longer exists
then one would have to at least try to find out who took ownership of
the copyright and contact them. If no one bothered to claim ownership
then I assume there would be some time limit before the copyright
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 M*i*k*e

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