I have absolutely no legal expertise. If I had then I would not be expressing legal views on your assertions in an email forum. That would be inappropriate, indeed unprofessional.
I would seriously advise to consider whether comments like yours are not libellous, leaving you open to legal action in one or more countries.
Beyond that I consider that only StataCorp can comment authoritatively on the actions of StataCorp, but that's at their discretion.
If you have an issue with StataCorp, take it up with them directly. Expect them to want to hear information and reasoned argument, not insinuation and abuse.
Otherwise I will not contribute further comments in this thread.
Nick
[email protected]
Demo Crazy
You understand it perfectly, but you say only part of the truth (is not this called falacy?)
(1) honest users do not know what other malware is hiding Stata Corp.
(2) Why do you only focus on the user and not on Stata Corp.? they are not only dishonest but criminals. Please review regulations and tell me if Stata Corp can legally behaves like that.... How difficult it is to add a notice about what a dishonest user can expect!
--- El vie, 6/11/09, Nick Cox <[email protected]> escribió:
> De: Nick Cox <[email protected]>
> Asunto: RE: st: AW: Stata 10 is Malware (also version 11?)
> Para: [email protected]
> Fecha: viernes, 6 de noviembre, 2009 12:21
> I understand you to be saying that if
> you knowingly use an invalid
> license number then Stata doesn't behave.
>
> In essence, I regard that as very good news for the honest.
> Many thanks
> for sharing it with us!
>
> Nick
> [email protected]
>
>
> Demo Crazy
>
> It is *legal* to have a *legal* copy AND a *legal* serial,
> isn't it?
> Because that is what I have ...
> (I thought it is perfectly clear for any average IQ person
> from my
> message that it was what I meant when I said I bought a
> copy of Stata,
> since any *legal* copy of Stata from Stata Corp. includes a
> *legal*
> serial, isn't it?
>
> My point is that Stata includes undocumented malware. Stata
> guys say
> that bad behaviour comes from other guys modifying their
> the program.
> But this is NOT true because my *original* copy from them
> behaves in
> that undocumented way when an invalid license is provided,
> without
>
> I guess that killing a killer is, in principle, not legal.
> Maybe your
> laws allow it but with some clear procedures.... In this
> case, cracking
> a cracker is ILEGAL (=malware) unless you clearly make this
> well-known.
>
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