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From: BALDWIN@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU ("Robert W. Baldwin")
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Subject: Copyrights & Translated programs
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Date: Wed, 19-Mar-86 05:14:17 EST
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	According to the recent posting, a copyright grants the author
exclusive rights over the reproduction of derivative works (i.e.,
screen plays from novels).  Does this cover translating a program
from one programming language to another?

	At the risk of openning a can of worms, I will also ask whether
it matters if the translation is done by a person or a program.  The
program could be a compiler or it could be a converter from Pascal to C.

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