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Re: apple's dylan technology release CD



chrisd wrote:
> > The DTR is still Apple copyright. Not to condone piracy, but if I were
> > to ask someone for a copy of it I'd probably do so off-list. :-)
> >
> I realize that. If Apple will not sell it anymore, is it still piracy?

Legally, it is still copyright infringement.  The copyright holder has
the right to refuse to sell copies the work.

> I called Apple and offered to buy it but no dice.  So how does one get
> the CD in a legal way? 

It would probably be legal to buy the original CD from someone who has
one but no longer needs it, especially if they didn't retain any copies
on their computer.