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  1. Xref: sparky comp.org.eff.talk:8151 alt.suit.att-bsdi:746
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  3. From: hollaar%basset.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Lee Hollaar)
  4. Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk,alt.suit.att-bsdi
  5. Subject: Re: BSDI lawsuit
  6. Keywords: copyright, notice
  7. Message-ID: <1992Dec29.113154.3583@hellgate.utah.edu>
  8. Date: 29 Dec 92 18:31:53 GMT
  9. References: <1992Dec28.141701.25015@crd.ge.com> <1ho25nINNm7n@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <1ho55fINN731@ftp.UU.NET> <1992Dec29.063742.22155@hellgate.utah.edu> <bhayden.725648522@teal>
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  11. Organization: University of Utah CS Dept
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  13.  
  14. In article <bhayden.725648522@teal> bhayden@teal.csn.org (Bruce Hayden) writes:
  15. >hollaar%basset.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Lee Hollaar) writes:
  16. >>Not quite so simple.  It depends on two facts -- when was the code first
  17. >>fixed in a tangible medium and whether the code was published.  Publication
  18. >>generally means sale or other transfer of ownership, rental, lease, or
  19. >>lending.  It would probably not be code licensed with restrictions on
  20. >>further distribution.
  21. >> ...
  22. >>So, if 32V is an unpublished work, it is likely protected either under
  23. >>state copyright law (if written prior to 1978) or federal law, even if
  24. >>it has no notice.
  25. >
  26. >Again, I think that you are too quick to jump to the conclusion that
  27. >the work was "unpublished". 
  28.  
  29. Actually, I didn't jump to the any conclusion, but was pointing out that
  30. just because there was no copyright notice doesn't mean that it isn't
  31. protected by copyright.
  32.  
  33. I agree (and stated) that the situation is fact-intensive, depending not
  34. only on the date of the writing to determine the applicable law but also
  35. whether its distribution under the license agreement or otherwise
  36. constituted a publication.
  37.