On Mon, 18 Jul 2005, Sean Kellogg wrote: > On Monday 18 July 2005 11:07 am, Brian M. Carlson wrote: > > What we *don't* want, is software that is copyrighted (which PD software > > isn't) and then without a license, because that gives us almost no > > rights whatsoever. > > There is no such thing as software that isn't copyrighted. All > original expression that is fixed in a tangible form is immediately > copyrighted (at least, that's the U.S. rule).
There is at least one copus of work that is not copyrighted in the US; that's work created by the government. There are other classes of uncopyrightable works as well, and ways to abandon the rights granted by copyright. Don Armstrong -- This space for rent. http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
