From:	"Paulo Santana" <san AT formata DOT com DOT br>
To:	<opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Cc:	"HM" <outbox AT formata DOT com DOT br>
Subject:	RE: Decompression licensing (was Greed, nee DPMS info)
Date:	Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:38:43 -0200
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Alain:

This "airport raiding" story is a hoax. It has been already put to sleep by
the Brazilian authorities and ABES (the Brazilian version of BSA). And I
didn't understand your comment about "torture". Although we do have a sad
past, Brazil has been a democracy for nearly 20 years now.

The fine for software piracy in Brazil is indeed 3000 times the price of
each illegal license found. Since DR DOS in Brazil costs $49 a piece, an
illegal copy of DR DOS could cost you US$ 147,000 in fines. Bad idea.

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  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Alain [mailto:alainm AT pobox DOT com]
  > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 3:28 PM
  > To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
  > Subject: Re: Decompression licensing (was Greed, nee DPMS info)
  >
  >
  > Hi,
  >
  > in Brazil, the full version us US$ 150,000,00 better. That is what
  > you will have to pay as fine is you are cought with a pirate copy
  > in your notebook. They are making inspections at any airport, even
  > for house flights. This is completly unconstitutional, but so is
  > torture.
  >
  > Alain
  >
  > >How is the full version of pkunzip better than the shareware version?
  > >
  > >If you quote me, please put your comments first.
  > >I have already listened to mine.
  > >
  > >Thanks.
  > >
  > >
  >

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