NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #19/NN_1992_19.iso/spool/comp/sys/amiga/datacomm/6117

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From: [e-mail] (Eugene O'Dell)
Subject: Re: Public domain (was Re: C-NET)
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Mike Koch) writes:
>It's not going in circles, but I *do* think some people are confused.  Some
>authors label their code as both public domain *and* claim a copyright.  This
>is not possible.  If they want to claim a copyright, it is not public domain.
>If they wish it to be public domain, they cannot claim a copyright.  Now, I've
>never seen Steve Drew's code, but if there's a copyright notice in there, then
>it is definitely NOT public domain, and anyone who uses that code without
>Steve's permission is doing so illegally, and is leaving themselves open to a
>potential lawsuit.  But only if Steve decides to enforce his copyright.
     Another problem to add to this dilemma is that some author's add
a copyright notice, even though the code *has* no copyright.  It's
often difficult to tell who's lying and who is not.
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