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From: consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Brett L. Kessler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Tetris-type lawsuits....
Keywords: Tetris Tetrix Fred Fish Spectrum Holobyte Garbage Lawsuit Look And Feel
Message-ID: <3452@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>
Date: 9 May 90 19:12:16 GMT
References: <3450@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> <24606@usc.edu>
Reply-To: consp11@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu.cc.binghamton.edu (Brett L. Kessler)
Organization: SUNY Binghamton, NY
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In article <24606@usc.edu> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
>In article <3450@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> I write:
>>This does, of course, depend upon whether or not the PD version
>>contains the (C) notice in it's docs (or wherever).
>
>PD (public domain) and copyrighted are MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. Putting a 
>copyright notice on a program AND a comment to the effect "this program
>is public domain" is really dumb, and will make any claim of copyright
>invalid for any practical purpose.

I should rephrase that.  Please replace all occurrences of "PD" or
"public domain" in the above paragraph with the phrase "shareware" or
"freeware."  (Yes, I know the difference in all of 'em, I just got
sloppy in my terminology.)

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