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- From: rock@lakes.trenton.sc.us (Rockerboy)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: C-NET
- Message-ID: <80XFqB1w165w@lakes.trenton.sc.us>
- Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 17:16:30 EDT
- References: <tdietz.04u7@tcedge.mi.org>
- Reply-To: rock@lakes.trenton.sc.us
- Organization: The Veronica Lake Fan Club
- Lines: 67
-
- tdietz@tcedge.mi.org (Tom Dietz) writes:
-
- > In an article, eodell@nyx.cs.du.edu (Eugene O'Dell) writes:
- >
- > >Why're you complaining that Ken used PD code? It's in the public
- > >domain for a reason, and the reason is that so people can benefit from
- > >it.
- > >
- >
- > PD code is still Copywritten. Copywritten code is protected for the bas
- ic
- > principle of someone else cannot sell it. People that produce PD code a
- re a
- > good asset to the Amiga community, they share there knowledge openly wit
- h
- > others, this code is STILL copywritten, this is the what copyright offic
- e say
- > is protected:
- >
-
- Wrong. Why do you post this when it is obvious you don't know what you
- are talking about. If something is in the public domain, it is free for
- anyone to do anything they like with. A piece of code in the public
- domain is fair game for anyone, just like public domain songs such as
- "Home on the Range" etc. can be performed _for profit_ without paying
- royalties. Their copyright has expired. In the code of code realeased to
- the public domain, the copyright has been _voluntarily waived_, and _does
- not exist_. Copyright law is not terribly complicated, and in fact, you
- can write and get a packet of info on both US and International copyright
- law.
-
- > The owner of the copyright has the EXCLUSIVE right to do and to authoriz
- e
- > others to do the following:
- >
- >
- > o To reproduce the copyrighted work in copies or phonorecords.
- >
- > o To prepare derivitive works based upon the copywritten material.
- >
- > o To distribute copies or phonorecords by public sale or other transfer
- of
- > ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending.
- >
- > o To display the copyrighted work publicly.
- >
- > As you can see, the author still remains full owner of said material. P
- D cod
- > doesnt mean "Here you go, just #include it in and sell it." that is imm
- oral.
-
- As YOU can see, you do not understand what is meant by public domain, or
- you would not be posting copy from the book in reference to copywrited
- material. Public domain material _has no copyright_. It is in the public
- domain. Perhaps you are confusing public domain with freely
- distributable? There is a distinct difference in an author releasing a
- work into the public domain and an author releasing a work as freely
- distributable. The latter implies that the author _retains_ all
- copyright, including rights to profit from the work, etc. The former does
- not.
-
-
- "Sometimes what you say is going to fly right in the faces of the
- powerful people who really run this world, but you don't care...you know
- it's your place to challenge authority..."
-
- Rockerboy
-