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From: kaz@ast.COM (Richard Kaczmarek)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Software Copyright
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Date: 10 May 91 22:29:16 GMT
Organization: AST Research Inc., Irvine, CA
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Okay, here goes nothing.  I've been reading a quite a few articles (and
some law books, since I got interested) about software copyright.  The
good I've heard is that it protects intellectual property from theft.
The bad is that it inhibits the advancement of software engineering in
some form or another.  What are your thoughts?

If your thoughts are "Why did he ask that question here?", be aware that my
asbestos suit is at the cleaners.:).  If your thoughts are "Hey, this is 
going to affect my livlihood," post.


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