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DEFINITION OF THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it.
If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to
register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration
while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the
software to an updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the
copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated
below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial
authors, and the programs are of comparable quality (in both cases, there are
good programs and bad ones!). The main difference is in the method of
distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute
the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example,
some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may
copy their Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find
software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or
Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you
can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also.
Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.
DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
Users of "B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer" must accept this disclaimer
of warranty: "B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer is supplied as is. The
author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without
limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.
The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which
may result from the use of B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer."
B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer is a "shareware program" and is
provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with
your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another
system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal
computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide
incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find
this program useful and find that you are using B-BALL and continue to use
B-BALL after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment
of $29.95 for the B-BALL Single Game Version and $95.00 for the B-BALL Full
Season Version to BOBBALL, Inc. (when you register the B-BALL Full Season
Version you will receive the 1991-92 team and player files immediately and also
the updated 1992-93 team and player files once a week during the 1992-93 pro
season). The registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer
at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example
is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely
moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility
of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a
book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time.
Commercial users of B-BALL must register and pay for their copies of B-BALL
within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License
arrangements may be made by contacting BOBBALL, Inc. at:
B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer
BOBBALL, Inc.
1523 Felton Road
South Euclid, OH 44121
Anyone distributing B-BALL for any kind of remuneration must first contact
BOBBALL, Inc. at the address below for authorization. This authorization will
be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering
to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin
offering B-BALL immediately (however BOBBALL, Inc. must still be advised so
that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of B-BALL).
You are encouraged to pass a copy of B-BALL along to your friends for
evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that
they can use it. All registered users receive a copy of the latest version
of the B-BALL software.
This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works
for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP
member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP
Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the
ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, Michigan 49442 or send a
CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.