Re: A85: Copyrighting
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Re: A85: Copyrighting
its that you made it, its when you did so. the other ppl may have done so
"first" if you dont have a copyright before they get theres.
At 11:23 AM 12/2/98 EST, you wrote:
>
>If your source code clearly identifies you as the programmer, why would
>you need to encrypt all of the copyright data within the program? Also,
>wouldn't all of the comments in the code (especially if they are
>frequent) help to prove that you made it?
>
>Justin Bosch
>justin-b@juno.com
>
>On Wed, 02 Dec 1998 05:33:50 PST "Jason Blakeley"
><phantomlogic@hotmail.com> writes:
>>
>>That's why you put the copyright line in every copy of your code.
>>Nobody
>>is going to be able to change every copy of the code you made. If you
>>think you'll need more proof, just keep all the scribblings you may
>>have
>>jotted down on paper when working out the code. The file dates (even
>>though they can be changed) along with your program notes provide
>>sufficient proof, especially if the notes were written in ink, because
>>
>>they can be ink-dated. As a last resort, you could take the copyright
>>line, encrypt it, and hide it in your code somewhere. It will look
>>like
>>jibberish to any would-be cracker, but would prove beyond a shadow of
>>a
>>doubt who made it.
>>
>>Bryan Rabeler wrote:
>>
>>>Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 06:59:59 +0100 (MET)
>>>From: Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
>>>To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org
>>>Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: A85: Copyrighting
>>>Reply-To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org
>>>
>>>
>>>If you want that to stand up in court, you will have to prove you
>>>copyrighted it first.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
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>>>
>>>On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Jason Blakeley wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> All you have to do to copyright something is to put "Copyright
>>(c)",
>>>> then the year of copyright, and then the name of whoever is
>>copyrighting
>>>> it on every copy of whatever is being copyrighted (e.g. "Copyright
>>>> (c)1998 John Doe"). That's all you have to do. There is no
>>registering
>>>> or anything. You only have to register stuff for trademarks and
>>patents.
>>>> So for a program, you just put that line in your program, like on
>>the
>>>> title screen, and its copyrighted. If you make revisions of the
>>program,
>>>> change the year to whatever year you release the revision in.
>>>>
>>>> Hope that helps.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Jason Blakeley
>>>>
>>>> Confucius say:
>>>> "He who stand on toilet, is high on pot!"
>>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Jason Blakeley
>>
>>Confucius say:
>>"He who stand on toilet, is high on pot!"
>>
>>
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