Re: [NTLK] Shareware/Freeware Licenses

From: System Support Products, Inc. (sspi_at_ix.netcom.com)
Date: Thu Sep 06 2001 - 12:05:46 EDT

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At 11:41 AM -0400 9/6/01, Eric L. Strobel wrote:
>Again, your statement only holds IF the copyright holder chooses to protect
>the copyright. If a copyright is held by anyone and they fail to defend
>that copyright, then the copyright vanishes, it's as simple as that. And,
>at that point, any talk of infringement becomes moot. At least, that's
>always been *my* understanding of copyright.

Which shows why it's not advisable to be making quasi-legal
opinions on subjects when you're not a lawyer:

<http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html>

See #5.

Regards,

    - Lou Forlini
      Software Engineer
      System Support Products, Inc.

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