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From: mjranum@osiris.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: uucp source copyright status - IMPORTANT
Message-ID: <1049@osiris.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 12-Apr-87 12:16:51 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr 12 12:16:51 1987
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Summary: you mean, like, if there were no copyright notices ?

In article <7865@utzoo.UUCP>, henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes:
> > What about people who have obtained UNIX sources without ever being bound
> > by an AT&T license agreement?  The site they got them from is in trouble,
> > but what legal action can AT&T take against the individual? (not that
> > anybody in their right mind would want to be the test case...
> 
> [...] is that much depends on how such a person came by those
> Unix sources.  If he knew it was AT&T proprietary material, or if the
> proverbial "reasonable man" should have known this in his situation, he is
> in just as much trouble as the site he got it from.

	You mean, for example, if I stumble across uucp source on a
public-domain BBS in DC, and it has no copyright notices in it ? Then I
call a buddy of mine who actually has AT&T source and there are no notices
in that either ? Gee, and this actually happened to, er, my kid brother. 
That's why, some time ago, I made a fool of myself posting to the net, 
asking pointed questions. Don't worry, though, I have received a letter
from AT&T's licensing department, informing me that uucp is covered under
the trade secrets and is copyright. That pretty much settles that...

	As for the proverbial "reasonable man" - what a stupid concept ! 
Not only is that idea assuming that nobody has ever stood up in court and
LIED but that is legally disenfranchising UNREASONABLE people like me !!!

--mjr()

ps - I also don't remember if I gave AT&T my home address. lordy knows where
they got it. I expect they're gonna come kick in my . *#$ARRGH !!! 
Help !!..
aauugh ...>!>!>..
*(D..

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