Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!wuarchive!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!turnkey!orchard.la.locus.com!fafnir.la.locus.com!rorex From: rorex@locus.com (Phil Rorex) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: copyrights and personal recognition (opinions solicited) Keywords: copyright, recognition, author, program Message-ID: <1991Jan24.014452.3033012@locus.com> Date: 24 Jan 91 01:44:52 GMT References: <1991Jan22.052940.11570@xenitec.on.ca> Distribution: na Organization: Locus Computing Corporation, Inglewood, CA Lines: 125 In article <1991Jan22.052940.11570@xenitec.on.ca> edhew@xenitec.on.ca (Ed Hew) writes: > >I'm posting this for my brother who does not have USENET news access. >Please email all replies directly to him: > > fulko@fkhew.uucp > .....uunet!attcan!lsuc!maccs!fkhew!fulko > .....uunet!watmath!maccs!fkhew!fulko > >Thanks to all who care to comment. >-- > Ed. A. Hew , XeniTec Consulting Services > or if you're really stuck: ..!{watmath|lsuc}!xenitec!eah > >========================= Snip here ============================= > >I'm looking for answers from both the legal mind, and those other companies >out there that write software for a living, both stand alone software ie. PC >software, and software for embedded systems. ie. the dashboard of your Buick. > >I'm wondering what policies other companies have with respect to having >an individuals name (the person that wrote the software) on the banner message >that appears when a piece of software starts. > >Like most companies, when an employee writes a program, the employee does not >own the software, but the company does. The author, and therefore the >patent/copywrite holder is the company. The question is, do you, the other >companies out there, allow the designer/implementor to put a message on the >screen with their name on it? > >ie. The ABC spreadsheet program > (c) 1991 Software Wigets Inc. > Written by: Joe Blow [ more of similar deleted ] >Fulko Hew, (416) 528-8811 x 6225 >Engineering Designer, >Innovation & Integration Group, ...!maccs!fkhew!fulko >Information Services Division, >Westinghouse Canada Inc. > > >============================== End of Snip ============================ Reminds me of my little ATT 3B1. There's a command in /bin called: .!. which displays (in a somewhat gaudy fashion) anyone and everyone (apparently) who had something to do with the Convergent port to that thing (UNIXPC). Or perhaps it was a leftover from the original mini-frame port? Anyone know? It always impressed me as being a bit childish, but "what the hey", maybe I just felt jealous 'cause I wasn't working at a place where I could get away with something like that. Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: copyrights and personal recognition (opinions solicited) References: <1991Jan22.052940.11570@xenitec.on.ca> Followup-To: Distribution: world Organization: Locus Computing Corporation, Inglewood, CA Keywords: copyright, recognition, author, program In article <1991Jan22.052940.11570@xenitec.on.ca> edhew@xenitec.on.ca (Ed Hew) writes: > >I'm posting this for my brother who does not have USENET news access. >Please email all replies directly to him: > > fulko@fkhew.uucp > .....uunet!attcan!lsuc!maccs!fkhew!fulko > .....uunet!watmath!maccs!fkhew!fulko > >Thanks to all who care to comment. >-- > Ed. A. Hew , XeniTec Consulting Services > or if you're really stuck: ..!{watmath|lsuc}!xenitec!eah > >========================= Snip here ============================= > >I'm looking for answers from both the legal mind, and those other companies >out there that write software for a living, both stand alone software ie. PC >software, and software for embedded systems. ie. the dashboard of your Buick. > >I'm wondering what policies other companies have with respect to having >an individuals name (the person that wrote the software) on the banner message >that appears when a piece of software starts. > >Like most companies, when an employee writes a program, the employee does not >own the software, but the company does. The author, and therefore the >patent/copywrite holder is the company. The question is, do you, the other >companies out there, allow the designer/implementor to put a message on the >screen with their name on it? > >ie. The ABC spreadsheet program > (c) 1991 Software Wigets Inc. > Written by: Joe Blow [ more of similar deleted ] >Fulko Hew, (416) 528-8811 x 6225 >Engineering Designer, >Innovation & Integration Group, ...!maccs!fkhew!fulko >Information Services Division, >Westinghouse Canada Inc. > > >============================== End of Snip ============================ Reminds me of my little ATT 3B1. There's a command in /bin called: .!. which displays (in a somewhat gaudy fashion) anyone and everyone (apparently) who had something to do with the Convergent port to that thing (UNIXPC). Or perhaps it was a leftover from the original mini-frame port? Anyone know? It always impressed me as being a bit childish, but "what the hey", maybe I just felt jealous 'cause I wasn't working at a place where I could get away with something like that. _ +1 213 337-5062 |_) |_ . | ...!{ucla-se|uunet}!lcc!rorex Phillip Rorex | | ( | | rorex@locus.com Disclaimer: I speak only for myself -- _ +1 213 337-5062 |_) |_ . | ...!{ucla-se|uunet}!lcc!rorex Phillip Rorex | | ( | | rorex@locus.com Disclaimer: I speak only for myself