"Geoff Schultz" schreef in bericht
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I understand that coping material can be illegal depending upon what you
do with it. I use a simple method to determine if I am steeling by
copying something. (1) If I own something, I feel that I should be able
to make a copy for myself. I don't "share" these copies with anyone
else. (2) If I copy something that someone else owns, to avoid paying
for it, then I am steeling it. I'm depriving the author of the money
that they should have received from it.

Ever tried to make a personal copy of the Navionics Gold charts?
I did, to find that the Navionics software had destroyed the original chart
automatically and without warning. Although there is a warning on the
package saying that copying is not allowed, I did not expect it to mean that
it is was also if you make a copy for your self as a back-up. After all,
these charts cost a fortune ($300) and it seems prudent to make a copy in
case you loose the original.
So this is my warning to you: never try to make a copy of a Navionics chart.
I do not understand this policy of Navionics, after all I own the chart by
having payed for it, and I do not understand that they have the right of
destroying a thing that you own. I do not know if they have a legal right to
do this, but to me it feels like a criminal act.

Cole.