Book exposes UCITA legislation, patent laws, computer software, license agreements, sales as frauds to scam and deceive the public!

	Title:   THE GREAT SOFTWARE FRAUD Author:         Contributed Volume Edited by:      PC Research Published:    June, 2000 Publisher:     PCR Publishing ISBN # :        YES, on back cover Pages:          430 pages, 8 illustrations, tables Binding:        Perfect bound, glossy soft cover Classification:    Software Development, Consumer Rights, Current Events, Patents, New Legislation, License Agreement Fraud, Abuse of Power, Consumer Fraud. Library of Congress In Catalog Publication Data: YES, on credits page
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	SUMMARY: The shocking truth is that software patents are a FRAUD -- a lie that software companies use to try to gain false "rights" for their software, which are not legally or ethically valid. This book proves that crucial fact, in clear, definitive terms, which every reader, expert or layman, can understand. Software companies have been lying to us for years, claiming their software is new, original, proprietary, and exclusive to them. Hence they force us to agree to one-sided, unproven claims that benefit only software companies. This book blows software "license agreements" wide open, as nothing more than a big fraud calculated to scam a gullible public -- rip us off with extortionary prices, keep us subservient to whatever demands software companies dream up, and rob consumers of any recourse. This book is relevant to EVERYONE -- it exposes software marketing as one of the biggest scams ever. It is full of landmark truths, that Judges, Lawmakers, Congress and the Media -- in the U.S. and Internationally -- need to realize. We all need to pay serious attention to this book's clear, accurate analysis -- our entire digital future depends on understanding the truth in this powerful, hard-hitting book. It empowers us to act now to preserve our rights and freedoms.
	DESCRIPTION: This book is unlike all others about software. It clearly explains how software manufacturers are defrauding you and robbing you of rights you should NOT give up. The book's tone is down-to-earth, common-sense, authoritative, yet urgent in its messages.  We become quickly aware how important the subject is, how it affects us individually and collectively, and why we need to act quickly.  The book makes its points clearly, by a thorough, no-nonsense analysis of what software is, how it is developed, and why almost no software today is original. It is the only book we have read that analyzes the patent validity of software in an unbiased, factual way, with truly shocking conclusions! This book is very clearly written, with clear examples to help everyone understand key concepts.  It is obviously done by professionals, but uses every-day language that is simple for both novice and technical readers alike to follow. One thing this book does supremely well, above all other things, is empower the reader -- even a total novice -- with a full command of all issues we need to know, to survive in the coming digital age. Get set for a real eye-opener, as you settle down to read one of the most outstanding books on big corporate strategies ever!
	CONTENTS: At the outset, this book scraps all misinformation we've been told about software, it "wipes the slate totally clean", then builds, from the ground up, a clear picture of what software is, how it works at the hardware level, and how companies develop software differently from individuals. Amazingly, this crystal clear picture let us see right through the deceptive or false claims of most big software companies. The book moves quickly into what makes software unique, and what qualities must exist for it to be truly "original".  You are in for a shock!  Then follows one of the most hard-hitting analysis ever written about software -- almost none is original, unique, or patentable.  Software companies have been lying to us all along about this dark dirty secret of commercial software -- 99% of SOFTWARE PATENTS ARE NOT LEGALLY VALID!  Any claims to the contrary are from software companies defrauding us, Congress, and the media. Then the book proceeds to systematically destroy the validity of all but one claim in the infamous "software license agreements". This book demonstrates, in no uncertain terms, how such "agreements" are neither legally or ethically valid, but are just a fraud to coerce people out of rights that they should retain, and a strategy to let software companies avoid all valid liabilities toward consumers. Having exposed the scam in current software claims, it then vigorously turns to the political and legal ramifications of this industry-wide cover up, explaining why the old model of software selling, of ramming one-sided demands down users throats, will eventually die. But it shows what terror will soon be unleashed on the public with the new UCITA legislation -- a carefully crafted law to make the software industry's "wish list" legally prosecutable upon consumers! Finally, it gives an amazing 70-point summary, which lays out how software legislation SHOULD have been written. Lawmakers and government reps everywhere need to read this, just to realize how they have been wholly scammed by the current UCITA law! Finally, it concludes with a powerfully motivating section on what we need to do to take serious action, to correct current injustices towards consumers -- complete with action forms that you can just copy and send into the agencies that matter. Not only is this book an eye-opener to novice and experienced computer user alike, but the wisdom, truth, and integrity of this definitive volume is compelling for everyone concerned about our digital future. Perhaps the most frightening aspect is that, if we just sit back and do nothing, the special privileges that software companies are trying to get away with, are merely a TASTE of things to come!
	TIMELY & URGENT: The book's thorough, from-the-ground-up analysis, avoiding author opinion and bias, convincingly proves that the "software licence agreement" is fraudulently pushed on a gullible public, legislators and Congress, by hiding the truth about how software is really developed. It contrasts the tactics and motives of big versus small companies, and shows where limits must be placed on the majors. After reading this book, you are convinced that software companies really do get special privileges no one else gets, nor should have -- favoritism that is bad for all current and future commerce. It gives a very clear-headed analysis of what can be done about it, what will and won't work, and it includes forms for meaningful input. It warns that the new "UCITA" legislation is an attempt by big software companies to claim almost total dictatorial control over consumers and Internet users, and lays out a clear plan how to reach a fair, equitable law. Of special interest to lawmakers, attorneys and Congress, this book gives a remarkably in-depth guide as to how any new laws handling software and e-commerce should be constructed, to equitably balance all interests. All in all, this book is one of the most revealing books available on the truth behind software and big company strategies, and it motivates everyone to act!

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