Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!judd From: judd@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Computer Programmers Can Be Taxed On Their Programs Message-ID: <3049@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Sat, 8-Oct-83 03:17:54 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.3049 Posted: Sat Oct 8 03:17:54 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Oct-83 11:38:09 EDT References: <399@wateng.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 10 If this ever became a problem there is a simple solution. If you gave a copy (one would do) of all your software to a (trusted) friend then the software would have no value. If you still wanted to profit from the software you could contract to maintain and improve the existing software with people you gave copies to. Any legal types see any problem with this?