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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Time to flame at Aegis....
Message-ID: <2035@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 23-Jun-87 14:08:30 EDT
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.2035
Posted: Tue Jun 23 14:08:30 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 25-Jun-87 03:59:35 EDT
References: <764@gryphon.CTS.COM> <228@uscacsc.UUCP>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
Lines: 19

In article <228@uscacsc.UUCP> papa@uscacsc.UUCP (Marco Papa) writes:
> I don't understand.  One cannot buy commercial rights to a "public domain"
> program.  By being public domain, EVERYBODY can have if FOR FREE! You
> can copy iy, modify iy, sell it, do anything with it! What is this ROT 
> program?  Is it on the Fish disks?

On the other hand, it may be in a companies best interests to contact the
author and obtain some kind of release for commercial distribution.  Not
only is this good form, it affords a bit of protection against the software
not truly public domain.  It might contain copyrighted or purloined code,
or the author's employer or other third-party might have some rights to
the software.

Better safe(r) than sorry...

-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing	arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV
Commodore, Engineering Department	fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)