Greetings all -- Since my name was mentioned in this thread ----
Books and articles have copyright protection as soon as they are expressed. When I begin to write, my first draft has implicit protection. When I have the book printed and distributed, I include the statement that I am explicitly retaining the copyright and claiming protection. The whole book is copyrighted, even though it may contain information that is not original with me. Among other things, the copyright prohibits some person from redistributing or reselling my book, or any portion thereof, without my permission. (Whether for profit or not is not an issue. Certain "fair use" is exempt.) There is no doubt that some of the AFL code used as examples was well known before that code appeared in my book. But there is other code that is original with me. If the entire code from my book appears on a website for sale (as it does), that is a violation of International Copyright laws. And I could bring a law suit and would win if I was willing to pay the price in both time and money. The cost to me would be high, the award probably low, and the likelihood of my collecting very low. If someone posts the simple moving average crossover example, as was done in this thread, or other examples that were well known before my book was published, I would be foolish to complain and very foolish to bring a law suit. Rather, in cases such as this, I benefit by having my work referenced. In fact, I have answered several questions posted to this forum by posting code included in my book in my response. That does not relinquish my protection under the copyright laws and it does not give permission to anyone else to republish it without my permission. The point is -- If someone claims copyright protection for their code, no one has a right to republish that material without the copyright holder's permission unless they can show that the same information existed prior to that specific copyright claim in an uncopyrighted form. The material being protected may be worthless, but it is still protected. If the material is protected under copyright but published on the copyright holder's web site, you may post a URL link to his or her page, but you may not copy the information and republish it without permission. As for "should have published electronically" -- Think carefully about your business plan when you form your own publishing company. It is much more complex than first meets the eye. Thanks for listening, Howard On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 5:48 AM, Paul Ho <[email protected]> wrote: > Amikid > send me a private email, saying what you want done, ie indicator, system or > exploration .....I might be able to provide some free afl consulting > /paul. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *pdevadasnayak > *Sent:* Tuesday, 16 December 2008 11:27 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [amibroker] Re: Synergy trading system > > > My sincere Thanks to Barry Scarborough,Brian,"LB" & Judith for setting > the controversy to "rest' > > My only problem here was I could not find "volatility Bands" in > Amibroker AFL library. > > I would like to know > > 1) Has "13" RSI got to be smoothed twice once with 2 MAV & then With 7 MAV > > 2) Volatility bands what should be the Percentages above & below the > Parameters 34 > > Since I could Not handle AFL coding myself I asked this question.I am > new to Amibroker.My intention was not & is not to hurt anyone. > > Regards > > Amikid > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "Barry > Scarborough" <razzba...@...> > wrote: > > > > Wow guys! I can remember such a malicious thread since I started > > posting here in 2003. Waz up? > > > > 1. There is no copyright violation when a user can reference an open > > item. To say it is would be as silly as saying that checking a book > > out at the library is a copyright violation. Techie did not copy it. > > He just posted a link to it and asked if the concept could be coded > > in AFL. Anything written down is automatically copyrighted. So you > > can't copy it and claim it is yours. But you can use the intellectual > > property to your benefit. We do that with text books and > > encyclopedias all the time. And we do that with AFL examples. They > > are all copyrighted as soon as they are posted. > > > > 2. This paper is in the public domain. No password or user id > > required. Hardly a highly protected item. If you can find something > > on the internet that is in the public domain it is not illegal to use > > it. Even patents can be used by individuals. You just can use the > > idea in something you sell without paying a royalty. > > > > 3. Where is there any indication anyone is trying to steal something? > > Nothing was stolen but maybe a little sanity lost. It is kinda hard > > to steal something that is provided free. > > > > 4. Techie had a valid question, can this be done in AB. If anyone > > either wanted to buy AB or find out if something can be done why not > > ask? > > > > 5. No there is nothing in the paper that I can see that can't be done > > in AB and would be fairly straight forward. I did not see all the > > formulas but I just took a quick peek. > > > > 6. Nothing stupid or insulting here dingo. Did a bee fly up your nose > > or what? > > > > Bed time, maybe for more than just me. > > > > Kind thoughts, > > Barry > > > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, > "techie11111" <techie11111@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Can anyone code the AfL for traders dynamic Index or synergy trading > > > system > > > > > > The link I got from internet is posted here > > > > > > www.forexmt4.com/_MT4_Systems/Traders%20Dynamics/TDI_1.pdf > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > Amikid > > > > > > > >
