[Info-vax] vax vms licenses

[gah4]

On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 12:22:22 PM UTC-7, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

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> But private use does not automatically make the use fall under fair use. 

I suppose.  

But if it really is private use, how will anyone who could possibly sue,
know about it?  

Someone mentioned the names for this list, but those might not be using
VMS at all, or might be using it on non-VAX.  Just because someone
subscribes to this list, would (likely) not be enough for a search warrant
to search a house for all VAX/VMS users. 

Reminds me of discussion about certain sexual acts (between consenting
adults) that were (and maybe still are) illegal.  How exactly were 
violators to be found?  

People have mentioned ways to get around the license problem, including
resetting the date, and that might even violate DMCA, but I don't remember
anyone mentioning actually doing it, and especially not the location of the
machine, for issuing the search warrant.