re xv has escaped given that all the source code contains explicit permission to use or modify the code without fee in addition to the shareware notice i would say that the shareware notice is unenforceable all you need to do is make minor changes to create a derivative work which is explicitly allowed under the first part of the copyright notice of course this would be circumventing the author s wishes on the subject but i d say if you re not going to pay him no matter what you d be on relatively safe ground with that approach in fact given the internal contradictions of the copyright notices i d guess none of it could ever be enforced but not being a lawyer i can t be positive regardless the fees he s asking are not excessive and i would encourage anyone who wants to use the program to pay them if at all possible even though it is unlikely that you have actual legal obligations to pay the author it would be reasonable to do so to support his efforts if nothing else brad brad daniels if money can t buy happiness daniels neosoft com i guess i ll have to rent it i don t work for neosoft and weird al yenkovic don t speak for my employer
