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Prepared by Paul Mayer, author of GRAB Plus.
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Sample "boiler-plate" Shareware description and license agreement
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for shareware programs. Replace all occurrences of *PROGRAM*
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with your program name. Replace all occurrences of *COMPANY*
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with your name or company name. Last but not least replace all
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occurrences of *$FEE* with your shareware price.
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DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
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Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
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before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
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using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
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differ on details -- some request registration while others
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require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
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registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
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using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
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Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
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and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
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exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
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programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
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of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
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and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
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distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
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and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
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specific group. For example, some authors require written
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permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
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Shareware.
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Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
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should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
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whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
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fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
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And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
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has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
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product, you don't pay for it.
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DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
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Users of *PROGRAM* must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
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"*PROGRAM is supplied as is. The author disclaims all
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warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation,
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the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.
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The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or conse-
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quential, which may result from the use of *PROGRAM*."
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*PROGRAM* is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
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to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your
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friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of
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another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to
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provide personal computer users with quality software without
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high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
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continue to develop new products. If you find this program
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useful and find that you are using *PROGRAM* and continue to use
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*PROGRAM* after a reasonable trial period, you must make a reg-
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istration payment of *$FEE* to *COMPANY*. The *$FEE*
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registration fee will license one copy for use on any one
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computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like
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a book. An example is that this software may be used by any
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number of people and may be freely moved from one computer
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location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it
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being used at one location while it's being used at another.
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Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the
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same time.
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Commercial users of *PROGRAM* must register and pay for their
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copies of *PROGRAM* within 30 days of first use or their license
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is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by con-
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tacting *COMPANY*.
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Anyone distributing *PROGRAM* for any kind of remuneration must
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first contact *COMPANY* at the address below for authorization.
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This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors
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recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for
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shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering
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*PROGRAM* immediately (However *COMPANY* must still be advised so
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that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest
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version of *PROGRAM*.).
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You are encouraged to pass a copy of *PROGRAM* along to your
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friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their
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copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users
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will receive a copy of the latest version of the *PROGRAM*
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system.
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