Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!pollux.usc.edu!papa From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: DNET V2.0 (or > ) Message-ID: <20395@usc.edu> Date: 9 Oct 89 18:56:56 GMT References: <579@nadia.UUCP> Sender: news@usc.edu Reply-To: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) Organization: Felsina Software, Los Angeles, CA Lines: 19 In article tadguy@cs.odu.edu (Tad Guy) writes: >Umm, in the README: > ``DNET (c)Copyright 1987-1989 Matthew Dillon, All Rights Reserved'' > >However, I think the ``All Rights Reserved'' is bogus since Matt >distributes this on BIX and via FTP. ... Why should it be bogus? ``All Rights Reserved'' is the standard phrase used for retaining copyrights in South American countries. Distribution has nothing to do with retaining or relinquishing copyrights. One can `distribute' software over a public network, such as bix and through FTP, and still mantain full copyright on it. For example, the entire X Window System is available for FTP access, though copyrighted by MIT. -- Marco Papa 'Doc' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= uucp:...!pollux!papa BIX:papa ARPAnet:pollux!papa@oberon.usc.edu "There's Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Diga and Caligari!" -- Rick Unland -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=