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From: johnm@trsvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: zoo copyright update
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Date: 11 Apr 89 13:46:00 GMT
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Nf-From: trsvax.UUCP!johnm    Apr 11 08:46:00 1989


>>>3.   DISTRIBUTION IN UNMODIFIED FORM:  You may copy this software in
>>>     unmodified form for any purpose, whether commercial or
>>>     noncommercial, provided that you make no attempt to restrict
>>>     distribution of it by others.
>>
>>This is still technically a problem with Compu$erve's claimed compilation
>>copywrite.  Can you clarify this point so that we can push the format there
>>too...
>>
>>A Zoo fan,
>>John Munsch
>
>I don't think it is.  CIS's compilation copyright prevents people from
                       ^^^ that's CI$ (no smiley)
>downloading an entire library and uploading it somewhere else.  One piece of
>software -- even if it consists as multiple files -- could not be restricted
>by them.

And Rahul Dhesi agrees with you (I got mail from him yesterday).  I probably
should have phrased this better, because what I really wanted to know was how
Rahul felt about their claimed copyright (which has bothered many authors).  I
wasn't really concerned about the idea that CI$ actually would have any claims,
only how he felt about his stuff appearing there.

John Munsch