Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!chinacat!sequoia!rpp386!jfh From: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) Newsgroups: alt.sources.d Subject: copyright notices (was: Re: UNIX-Time the right way ...) Message-ID: <18769@rpp386.cactus.org> Date: 2 Dec 90 20:09:08 GMT References: <18760@rpp386.cactus.org> <2757@cirrusl.UUCP> Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) Organization: Lone Star Cafe and BBS Service Lines: 26 X-Clever-Slogan: Recycle or Die. In article sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) writes: >We've gone over this 1000 times. Copyright law cannot limit use or >disclosure! It can only limit duplication and public performances! >Most of Haugh's copyright restrictions are bogus. my dictionary understanding of the words "use", "disclosure", "duplication" and "performance" all lead me to believe my copyright notice is quite valid. the alternative is to insert something like the GNU GPL into every source file, which doesn't strike me as being all that efficient but =would= specify in minute detail exactly what you are permitted to do. just to reiterate, only once have i ever denied anyone the ability to use or duplicate or whatever any code that i have ever posted. clearly i am doing something right since the desired goal is being met. the rules for using the code i write are probably identical to what everyone else expects - either give me credit, or give me money. most people just give me credit where credit is due. -- John F. Haugh II UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh Ma Bell: (512) 832-8832 Domain: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org "Rich Salz is not doing his job. The obligation on him now is ... to resign" -- Chip Salzenberg