rebeltaz
Experienced Member
I have a program called "the Toy Shop" by Broderbund Software. It came out in 1986 for the Apple, Commodore, IBM PC and Macintosh - although I only have the IBM set of disks. It allowed you to print out patterns that you pasted onto card stock that you could then cut out to assemble 20 different models. There is an accompanying spiral-bound book that gives detailed instructions for assembling the models.
Here's where the question of legality comes in. I love this program. I want to be able to share it with all of you. I know Broderbund is still in business, but there is no way this program has been supported in twenty years! If I were to create image files of the disks (which I have already done for my own backup purposes) and released them online, would there be a problem, legally? I know I could email Broderbund and ask permission, but I've always been a fan of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy when it comes to legal gray areas...
Just curious as to your position on this... Thanks.
Here's where the question of legality comes in. I love this program. I want to be able to share it with all of you. I know Broderbund is still in business, but there is no way this program has been supported in twenty years! If I were to create image files of the disks (which I have already done for my own backup purposes) and released them online, would there be a problem, legally? I know I could email Broderbund and ask permission, but I've always been a fan of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy when it comes to legal gray areas...
Just curious as to your position on this... Thanks.