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The driver links and
init strings here are machine and peripheral dependent. Modifying your system
drivers or extra settings can produce varying results and requires previous
knowledge of your peripherals in order to operate properly. Changes can affect
how your system operates and can render your system totally unusable if not done
correctly. Use these drivers, init strings, and tips at your own risk. ALWAYS
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anyone associated with it, is not responsible for any problems encountered by
your actions. This page is full of suggestions and courses of action, not
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Title 17 U.S.C., § 501. (1976 Copyright Act)
Infringement of copyright
•(a) Anyone who violates any of the exclusive rights of the copyright owner as provided by sections 106 through 118 or of the author as provided in section 106A(a), is an infringer of the copyright or right of the author, as the case may be.
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Title 18 U.S.C., § 2319.
Criminal infringement of a copyright
•(a) Whoever violates section 506(a) (relating to criminal offenses) of title 17 shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this section and such penalties shall be in addition to any other provisions of title 17 or any other law.
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•(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution, during any 180-day period, of at least* 10 copies of phonorecords, or 1 or more copyrighted works, with a retail value of more than $2,500;
*Note:
•(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense is a second or subsequent offense under paragraph (1); and
•(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, in any other case.
•(c) As used in this section - (2) the terms ''reproduction'' and ''distribution'' refer to the exclusive rights of a copyright owner under clauses (1) and (3) respectively of section 106 (relating to exclusive rights in copyrighted works), as limited by sections 107 through 120, of Title 17.
K56flex is a trademark of Rockwell Semiconductors and Lucent Technologies.
x2 is a trademark of USRobotics/3COM Technologies. All modems should be
considered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. All company names
should be considered trademarks of their respective owners. All programs
discussed on this website are owned by their respective designers and
distributors. Init
strings are either public domain/fall under "fair use", are owned by
their respective modem or chipset manufacturers, but allowed as they are support
items and used for educational purposes, or are owned by the designer of the AT
Command Set.
Also please keep in mind that many items discussed or referenced on this
website may be trademarks or copyrighted material that are used for reference and
troubleshooting. If you are the owner of any trademarks or copyrights that
you wish to be properly referenced on this page as such, or removed, please let me know
exactly what you want done to these items and I will see what I can do to work
towards that end.
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