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From: papa@uscacsc.UUCP (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Initial posting of MandelVroom
Message-ID: <210@uscacsc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-May-87 17:48:53 EDT
Article-I.D.: uscacsc.210
Posted: Wed May 20 17:48:53 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 23-May-87 10:56:24 EDT
References: <6768@amdahl.amdahl.com>
Reply-To: papa@uscacsc.UUCP (Marco Papa)
Organization: Felsina Software, Los Angeles
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Keywords: copyright and public domain

There is an apparent inconsistency in the way this software is distributed.
The files say that the software is copyrighted, but the documentation says:

"  MandleVroom also has these features:
   ....
   - source in public domain"

One cannot, AT THE SAME TIME, copyright a piece of work and also put it in
the public domain.  If you put it in the public domain (and you probably
have JUST done it!), it means that ANYBODY can do anything with it: copy it,
modify it, redistribute it, SELL IT, put their copyright notices on the 
modified versions, etc... By putting it in the public domain, you have
relinquished ALL rights to it.

You'd better think about it next time.

-- Marco

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