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From: scott@mcs-server.gac.edu (Scott Hess)
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Subject: Re: Spelling checker file wanted
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Date: 15 Nov 90 23:10:29 GMT
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In article <16368@s.ms.uky.edu> sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) writes:

   From: sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey)

   emv@ox.com (Ed Vielmetti) writes:

   |   version of webster8.zip?  If I can add all the words from these 
   |   "webster" files to the existing dictionary, I will have one kick-ass 
   |   spelling checker...

   |And it will not be legal to use it.

   This is quite irresponsible. There is no evidence that said dictionary is
   illegal or of limited redistribution. Perhaps if Ed will provide such
   evidence, he won't be sued.

From the describtion, I gather that this is a _spelling_ dictionary.
Webster's has a copyright on the definitions, but you can put together
a list of the words in Webster's without any problems.  The words
themselves cannot be copyrighted, just the ordering of them.  Removing
the definitions (and the pictures, of course), and putting what's left
in alphabetical ordering should be fine.

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