I am sure legal views on this would be useful, but I fear that if you ask n lawyers for their opinion, you will end up with more than n+1 opinions!
Can't we tap some of these firms that are worrying about this for their legal views, for what they are worth? Paul Paul A Bristow, Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8AB UK +44 1539 561830 Mobile +44 7714 33 02 04 Mobile mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Beman Dawes > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 1:15 AM > To: Boost mailing list; Boost mailing list > Subject: Re: [boost] Boost License Issues > > > At 09:38 AM 11/19/2002, Andrew Koenig wrote: > > >Beman> Even something in the public domain should have a copyright, and a > >Beman> license that says it is in the public domain. > > > >I think you should check this statement with a lawyer. > > I'd really like a knowledgeable intellectual property lawyer to review all > Boost related license issues. But finding one willing to help has been a > problem. Suggestions would be welcome. > > > Keith Gorlen, > >the author of the NIH (National Institutes of Health) class library, > >told me once that his work, being a ``US Government work'' is in the > >public domain and *cannot* be copyrighted or licensed. That is, > >*nothing* that anyone does with his work can legally prevent anyone > >from copying it, so there is no meaningful way of licensing it. > > If I understand correctly, what was being requested was that it be possible > to clearly associate each file with its legal status. So in the case you > mention, I guess they would want to see a notice to the effect it was > a "US Government work" and that it was in the public domain. > > We know some potential Boost users are delaying use of the libraries > because of uncertainty about legal issues. We would like to address those > issues, but really need help from a knowledgeable lawyer to do so. > > --Beman > > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost > _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
