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From: slogan@ms.uky.edu (Stan Logan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: The Law,Chips,Code......A question
Keywords: copyrights violation illegal
Message-ID: <1991May20.030430.5540@ms.uky.edu>
Date: 20 May 91 03:04:30 GMT
References: <1991May13.104535.42722@eagle.wesleyan.edu> <1991May13.230536.3536@uoft02.utoledo.edu> <1991May15.040012.17313@vlsi.polymtl.ca>
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In article <1991May15.040012.17313@vlsi.polymtl.ca> flatlinr@vlsi.polymtl.ca (Miguel Pedro) writes:
>
>I believe you can't do that. Using someone else's code, even in part, is
>a copyright violation. You can't modify a copyrighted program in any way.
>Since the code is not PD, you can't use it for your own purposes.
>
>--
>   Miguel Pedro
>   (Send any E-mail to flatlinr@info.polymtl.ca)
>   (cinf07@info.polymtl.ca was my previous account)

Actually, you can modify any copyrighted program in any way for your own use
ONLY.  You cannot then resell the new product legally without permission from
the original copyright owner.

Just a little clarification (correction).
Stan