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From: erc@unisec.usi.com (Ed Carp)
Newsgroups: news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: No RTM trial?
Summary: yes, but it's MUCH stronger if yo do...
Message-ID: <1151@unisec.usi.com>
Date: 16 Nov 88 03:04:47 GMT
References: <16953@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <5424@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> <4770@bsu-cs.UUCP>
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In article <4770@bsu-cs.UUCP>, dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
> In article <5432@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
> writes:
> >Publishing the code is not illegal in any way...
> 
> I suspect it is.  The worm code is an unpublished work, and Robert
> Morris is the copyright owner.  One does not need to include a
> copyright statement to preserve ownership of an unpublished work.
Yes, but if you don't your case is MUCH weaker in court.  Check it out with your
attorney.

-Ed