[Coco] [CoCo] Ira's DVDs

[James Hrubik]

If you look at Ira's page, he explains exactly WHY he is not  
providing DVDs of his software:

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"May 29, 2007 - Status of DVD's of PAPER downloads
First, I would like to thank everyone who sent me emails. Emails fell  
into three categories - 1) sincere thanks for what I had done for the  
TRS-80, 2) kind offers to host/mirror, and 3) kind requests for DVD's.

With regard to # 3, I did not respond to any of them, prompting some  
people to email a second and third time. As most of you know -  
ignoring emails is not what I do, but I had very little to say. So, I  
thought a news item may be best ...

As many of you know, some individuals had been selling (and some  
continue to currently sell) the DVD's on eBay, and taking in  
ridiculous amounts of money from doing so. When one individual  
managed to sell each individual DVD of the 4 DVD set for $30+ per  
disk (his donation to the site for all 4 + shipping was $20), I took  
down the DVD link and ceased making them.

In fact, this person found it so profitable to copy and sell the  
DVD's, that he was simply making copies and continued to list them on  
eBay (his auctions show lots of 10, per disk). He had initially  
listed the DVD's as a harmless 'I didn't want these disks, so I am  
going to just sell them for 1 cent', but once the eBayers, in their  
infinite wisdom, paid him 30+ per disk, he started making copies and  
bulk selling them ... and that's a different story.

So, while I appreciate all the kind words and support, I doubt I will  
ever make the DVD's again if this is how it is going to go -- so no  
need to email asking for them."

"June 1, 2007 - Status of DVD's of PAPER downloads
Please note that I have never even once, and will never, include the  
'software' from the site on the DVD's ... this is, as always, for the  
paper downloads only (which have, of course, increased since the DVD  
which Robert chose to list on eBay."

"June 7, 2007 -
Thank you all for your continuing supporting emails.

Three questions continue to show up, and I would like to at address  
them here:

2) Can I have a DVD of the software downloads? Yikes. As stated  
below, and while I do appreciate the requests and the financial  
offers which have come along with them, I have never and will never  
send out the software files on DVD."

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I am guessing that Ira DOES NOT WANT those DVDs distributed.   
Period.  There may be copyright concerns, since many of the manuals  
and so on are under copyright, and if HIS scans of those materials  
are then SOLD, HE may be liable.  That may be why all you see are  
covers with the links removed.

Bottom line, though it sounds unkind : If you want a download of the  
material on Ira's page, do it yourself if the links are live.


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