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From: ech@pegasus.ATT.COM (Edward C Horvath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: The USENET Macintosh Programmer's Guide
Message-ID: <2708@pegasus.ATT.COM>
Date: 20 Mar 89 15:42:25 GMT
References: <396@biar.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T ISL Middletown NJ USA
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In article <3969@ece-csc.UUCP> jnh@ece-csc.UUCP (Joseph Nathan Hall) writes:
>1) Copyright.  Several of you have suggested copyrighting the Guide in one
>form or another, ostensibly to prevent commercial exploitation.  I'll admit
>I haven't given this issue exhaustive thought, but I would rather NOT see
>it copyrighted.  In particular, programming examples and/or modules
>distributed with the Guide should be available for ANY use whatsoever.

From article <396@biar.UUCP>, by trebor@biar.UUCP (Robert J Woodhead):
> Copyright gives _you_ _control_ of what is done with the work.  You just
> clearly specify "You can do this, this and this;  you cannot do this; and
> if you want to do something we haven't listed, you must get written
> permission from us."  Of course, see a lawyer to get the words right.

And to be brutally specific, Copyright precludes ANYONE ELSE from slapping
a copyright on the work.  Without one, I can copyright the work and demand
that YOU pay ME royalties for use.  Again, ask a lawyer for specifics.

=Ned Horvath=