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From: cyoon@utdallas.edu (Chang K Yoon)
Newsgroups: alt.sources,comp.dcom.modems,comp.protocols.misc
Subject: Re: zmtx/zmrx, zmodem implementation build from scratch
Date: 22 Jul 1994 01:48:43 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
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In article <30n6ec$oeh@sun001.dsccc.com> jmccarty@spd.dsccc.com (Mike McCarty) writes:
[stuff deleted]
>
>)I don't see any problem with this lrz/lsz package based on the
>)public domain rz/sz code. I presume "cosmetically changed"
>)means the user interface has been modified to better suit his
>)tastes. As far as I know he has the right to add value to the
>)PD rz/sz and do with the result what he wishes. He does not
>)appear to be misrepresenting the derivation of the work.
>
>Hmmm. When a copyright or patent is put in the public domain, that does
>not mean that there is no copyright or patent. It means that the public
>owns the copyright or patent.
Actually, when a copyright or patent is put in the public domain, there
IS no copyright any longer. The item that is placed in the public domain
truely means that it was placed in the public domain. You, me, or whoever
else wants to can do anything to it including making modifications and
then copyrighting the result.
>It does EMPHATICALLY NOT mean that a
>person can do what he wants to do with the material in the public
>domain.
I >ALMOST< completely disagree with this. There are a few restrictions,
of which the primary one is that you can't take a public domain item and
then attempt to copyright it.
>That's why the GNU free software foundation goes to such lengths
>to ensure that people can do what they want (except make money, I guess)
>off of their "copylefted" software. They can't just put the copyright in
>the public domain, because it would not do what they want.
Yes, this is true. However, the GNU FSF's "copylefted" statement is
actually talking about a copyright that gives you freedom to do anything
with the code, binaries, etc., except make money. I'd quote from the GNU
Public License, but unfortunately, I can't figure out how to put this
editor in the background. ^Z doesn't work. :(
>
>This appears to me to be a blatant violation of copyright to me.
>
Nope. Please see above statements.
>But I'm not a lawyer.
It's Ok. I'm not either. :)
Chang
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