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On Tue, 9 May 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I was wondering about some legal stuff today.
> 
> I include in the help some screencaps of Windows and of MsWord. Is it legal? 
> Will I have to give fees to MS? :o)

I'm pretty sure that screenshots count as fair use, at least in the United
States.  There was in fact a case very recently (Sony vs Bleem) where this
was held to be true.  

> 
> Also do you think we should include in a section (like credits.html) stuff 
> like
> "Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds" and
> "Windows & Word is a trademark of Microsoft Corp"?
> "Solaris ..... Sun"
> etc........
> 

Sounds like a good idea. But we don't have to refer to Open Source as a
trademark of the OSI, since it isn't and never will be.  

> I'm curious
> 
> Chris
> 
> 

           
                                sam th               
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