DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE				8:06 PM 7/14/97

Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software 
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and 
continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual 
programs differ on details -- some request registration 
while others require it, some specify a maximum trial 
period. With registration, you get anything from the simple 
right to continue using the software to an updated program 
with printed manual.

Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial 
software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, 
with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware 
authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial 
authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. 
(In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) 
The main difference is in the method of distribution. 
The author specifically grants the right to copy and 
distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to 
a specific group. For example, some authors require written 
permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their 
Shareware.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. 
You should find software that suits your needs and 
pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The 
Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because 
you can try before you buy.  And because the overhead is 
low, prices are low also.  Shareware has the ultimate 
money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you 
don't pay for it.

DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT

The notice applies to the series of programs developed by Mertech Consulting for Collectors and collectively referred to as the Collection Manager 98 programs. Users of anyone of the Collection Manager 98 programs must accept this disclaimer of warranty: The program(s) are supplied as is.  The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any 
purpose.

The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of any of the Collection Manager 98 program.  

"The Collection Manager 98 programs are  "shareware program" and are provided at no charge to the user for evaluation.  Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system.  The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products.  If you find a program useful and find that you are using the program and continue to use it after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $19.95 to Richard Merkel (Author).

The $19.95 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another.  Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time.

Commercial users of a Collection Manager 98 program must register and pay for their copies within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn.  Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Mertech Consulting.  Anyone distributing a Collection Manager 98 program for any kind of remuneration must first contact Mertech Consulting at the address below for authorization.  This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering the Collection Manager 98 program immediately. (However Mertech Consulting must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version.)

You are encouraged to pass a copy of a collection Manager 98 program along to your friends for evaluation.  Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it.  Once you submit your payment for registration you will be immediately supplied with a "Personal code that will unlock any restrictions on the program.  Also as a registered user you will be entitled to an future updates Your code remains the same and any new versions can be unlocked using the "Personal Code" you where assigned.
