Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!amdcad!ames!lll-tis!ptsfa!ihnp4!cbosgd!gwspc!cbcsta!n8emr!lwv From: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden) Newsgroups: comp.sources.d Subject: Re: v11INF3: Poll on copyrights Message-ID: <281@n8emr.UUCP> Date: Sun, 25-Oct-87 05:47:36 EST Article-I.D.: n8emr.281 Posted: Sun Oct 25 05:47:36 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Oct-87 05:23:39 EST References: <4899@ncoast.UUCP> <31209@sun.uucp> <31218@sun.uucp> <31219@sun.uucp> <519@necis.UUCP> <31885@sun.uucp> Reply-To: lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden) Organization: N8EMR's Ham BBS (HBBS), Columbus,Ohio Lines: 32 I understand the opinion of legal, moral, and ethical standards which indicate that IF something is copyrighted then one should follow the copyright restrictions, even if the author goes beyond that stated in federal and international standards - many authors go beyond the protection that the law gives to state ridiculous restrictions (one can only run this program while wearing purple underware on Weds whose dates end in 3 or 9, etc :-)). What I dont understand is why one would want to put RIDICULOUS restrictions on ones work. Obviously one might want to protect ones creation so that it may not be used to make lots of money for the user without getting some back - at least obviously to SOME folks. Also in my mind it is acceptable for a person to want to keep their name on something, and even to require patches to be sent (though I would rather see folks REQUEST, since there is probably little chance of one wandering around the world getting supenas (sp?) to the source code of ones program on particular computer, so that a diff can be done against the original... I can even stretch my mind to its limits and understand why one would want to place one's ETHICAL and MORAL standards within a program, imposing them onto others (Kermit is not supposed to be used within any military application for example). But why refuse to allow ones source to be distributed over services which charge x dollars for y baud rates, etc. The various bizarre features that I have seen seem to be overkill and perhaps even publicity stunts to see who is paying attention... -- Larry W. Virden 75046,606 (CIS) 674 Falls Place, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 (614) 864-8817 cbosgd!n8emr!lwv HAM/SWL BBS (HBBS) 614-457-4227.. 300/1200 bps We haven't inherited the world from our parents, but borrowed it from our children.