Re: A86: copyright


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Re: A86: copyright




At 02:05 PM 9/3/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>all programs are copyrighted. whether or not they are protected depends
>on whether or not you file. most programmers put that on there for the
>fear factor (just to scare people from swiping stuff). but technically
>if it became an issue you could file copyright and sue...

Almost, but not entirely.  If a programmer puts "I hereby grant this into
the public domain" or something very similar in the program it is not
copyrighted.  Otherwise, you are correct.
--
Andy Johnson <prjohnson@utahlinx.com>


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