This is a legal question and a proper answer would require legal advice,
which I cannot give. But I hazard a guess that the original concern was
not raised by a lawyer, so I'll add a few points to the excellent
answers that you have already received.
What law is being broken? I don't see what
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 08:04:58AM -0400, Elizabeth Williams wrote:
Hey guys!
For some time I use PSPP because its features are enough for what I need,
so I sidelined SPSS, leaving your license expire.
However, I made an inquiry to technical support regarding the use
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:57:26AM -0400, Elizabeth Williams wrote:
> Thanks for your answers, let me calmer.
> For me, what I presented seemed plausible, like Stata DRM policy.
I did a web search for "stata drm policy", but I did not see anything
relevant. What is the Stata DRM policy?
Thanks for your answers, let me calmer.
For me, what I presented seemed plausible, like Stata DRM policy.
For me, scientific research is very important and so I switched to using open
source software, especially for durability and data file support.
That's what annoys me proprietary software, and
This claim from SPSS support sounds like nonsense to me. You own your data,
not IBM.
On Jul 18, 2013 7:00 AM, "Elizabeth Williams"
wrote:
> Hey guys!
>
> For some time I use PSPP because its features are enough for what I need,
> so I sidelined SPSS, leaving your license expire.
>
> However, I ma
> However, I made an inquiry to technical support regarding the use of SAV
> files in other software such as PSPP and have told me is technically illegal.
> That saved using SPSS SAV files or exported by another program, are for the
> use of SPSS.
>
> Is that really so?
Sounds like FUD to me.
