I read your link, very eye opening. Very few people are aware of this. I once paid a lawyer $30 to explain copyrights to me. Even he got it wrong - very wrong. By the way I'm a horrible speller, always have been.
If I was a drug copany or inventor; I'd try to get a copyright rather then a patent. I'd type the description out on a type writter an register it. No generic drugs for years. cheers DS On Tue, 3 Jul 2018 13:37:25 -0500 Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> writes: > >> On 7/2/2018 7:58 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > >> > Which doesn't explain why the copywright > >> > office didn't find anything for "Crosstalk" > >> > which was after 1978. > > > On Mon, 2 Jul 2018 09:28:38 -0700 Ralf Quint > <freedos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Which is nonsense to begin with, as there simply can't be any DOS > >> software before 1981, the year the first MS/PC-DOS version came > out. > >> That means that any software, that hasn't been specifically put > into > >> Public Domain is under copyright for at least 70 years... > >> > >> Also, what is that copywrite/copywright office you keep talking > >> about? > >> If you're dealing with legal issues, it really pays to be > precise... > > On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 12:56 PM, Dale E Sterner > <sunbeam...@juno.com> wrote: > > My goal was to find the legal owner and see if they > > would sell me a copy of the source code and let > > me make changes for personal use only. > > It has to have a copywrite on it so why didn't > > the office find one; it seems a simple job. > > Their reply was that they couldn't find anything, > > How is that possible? They never asked for > > more imformation. > > In the US (and in many other countries) copyright exists the moment > you create sometime and put your name to it. The US government does > *not* need to keep a record of it in order for copyright to happen. > From the US Copyright Office FAQ: > > When is my work protected? > Your work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and > fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or > with the aid of a machine or device. > > <https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html#mywork> > > > *Note: the correct spelling is "copyright" because the creator has > the > RIGHT to say how a COPY is made. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ******************************************************>>>> >From Dale Sterner - MS organic chemistry http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo00975a052 *******************************************************>>>> ____________________________________________________________ America on Verge of Third Power Shift tracking.legacyoffers.com http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5b3bd92cafdb8592c0524st03duc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
