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`Pirated software on server. Who's liable?
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`Norman Hirsch
`Posted in group:comp.sys.novell
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`Jul 2, 1994 11:37 AM
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`In article <2uta4f$p...@falcon.bgsu.edu> jko...@bgsu.edu (Joe Konecny) writes:
`>From: jko...@bgsu.edu (Joe Konecny)
`>Subject: Pirated software on server. Who's liable?
`>Date: 30 Jun 1994 02:19:59 GMT
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`This is exactly one of the problems which Dr. Fred Kantor attacked when
`he wrote his program FWKCS (current version FWKCS123.ZIP) which creates
`content signatures that are used primarily to detect if duplicate files have
`been uploaded on a BBS regardless of filename. The SPA has licensed his
`product but is having logistics problems in getting commercial software
`companies to run a content signature collector diskette on their products.
`If this method was endorsed and used by BBS operators, it would be virtually
`impossible to upload a commercial product on BBS's. The main reason for his
`product was to prevent some people from renaming files to upload and get
`upload credits. It can reject duplicates or commercial software from upload
`using the database of content signatures.
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`I would suggest you contact the SPA and voice your suggestion to overcome the
`logistics problems they are having and get their member companies to endorse
`the FWKCS product which they already licensed from Dr. Kantor. This means
`they need to get the commercial companies to gather the content signatures
`(similar but much more accurate than 32 bit CRC) and get them in the database.
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`FWKCS has been used for years on the largest BBS's such as Channel 1 and The
`Invention Factory. When BBS's first install the program they typically
`uncover a large number of megabytes of space from deleting the duplicate files
`that FWKCS finds. One major BBS reclaimed 600 MB! Additionally it
`unzips incoming files and checks for viruses using the latest version of
`McAfee's anti-virus program. FWKCS is available on the BBS's mentioned
`and I noticed a few older version on internet sites.
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`I'll get it and put it up on my 24 hour BBS in New York later today.
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`Best regards,
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`Phone: 212-304-9660
`Norman Hirsch
`NH&A, authorized McAfee agent Fax: 212-304-9759
`577 Isham St. # 2-B BBS: 212-304-9759,,,,,,,3
`New York, NY 10034 CompuServe: 72115,661
`USA
` Internet: nhi...@panix.com
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`> Say I'm managing a network and someone (not me) installed 6 illegal
`>copies of Autocad or something, who's liable if Autodesk wanted to do
`>something about it? Say that I know that the copies are there. Also
`>say that no one will admit to installing the copies.
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`>Any ideas?
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