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From: tomb@hplsla.HP.COM (Tom Bruhns)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: The REAL scoop on the "Gameboy Emulator"
Message-ID: <18800001@hplsla.HP.COM>
Date: 9 Apr 91 16:38:25 GMT
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jlehmann@wpi.WPI.EDU (Jonas A. Lehmann) writes:

>Here's something more that struck me while reading the message.
>If a program is in development and is not copyrighted yet (well it aint
>finished) and someone from the company spreads it ... are we REALLY
>talking about piracy here .. what laws (copyright,TM,R) are making
>it illegal ....

Just because a program or other work is in development does not mean
that it is not copyright-protected.  We regularly put copyright notices
into files early in the development phase...  in light of this
discussion, that indeed seems like a good thing to do in general.