WTFDIK, but, werent there some cases recently where somebody followed the
outline and sequence of topics in another person's book and got skinned for it?
Breach of ethics, only? Or did they actually have to settle?
Nick
Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology,
Clark University ([email protected])
http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
----- Original Message -----
From: Miles Parker
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Sent: 10/3/2009 8:07:39 PM
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Publishing Agreements (was "More mumbo-jumbo")
IANAL of course, but in general this situation is no different form one where
ay someone has an idea, tells it to someone else, and that someone else writes
a book about it. Ideas can't be copyrighted but software can; and
implementations of ideas can be patented. (Yuck, though..) Am I right folks? By
default the copyright is with the actual author, i.e. in this case the
programer, unless there is some specific agreement otherwise. But that's just
the default situation; if that's not what you want then you guys need to come
up with an agreement that specifies that you share copyright and then make sure
that the code has the appropriate notices. That should be really
straightforward.
On Oct 3, 2009, at 6:27 PM, Hugh Trenchard wrote:
Hi Robert. I subscribe to the FRIAM listserv, and have seen your note here.
I'm wondering what the law is regarding the sharing of intellectual property
where one person establishes the general rules for a computer simulation and
then takes those rules to a programmer who then creates a specific program
based on your rules. Do you both share in the resulting simulation, or can the
programmer argue the simulation is his/hers? I am in a situation where I have
established the general rules for a simulation, and another fellow has created
the actual sim - so am curious to know how we should go about claiming our
respective intellectual property rights (hopefully they are shared).
Thanks and would be grateful if you could run this by Dr Winchell.
Hugh Trenchard
Victoria
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Cordingley
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Publishing Agreements (was "More mumbo-jumbo")
For those nearby, don't forget the sfComplex Meeting on Intellectual Property
is next Tuesday, October 6, 2009 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
(seehttp://sfcomplex.org/wordpress/2009/09/intel_property#more-3032 for
details). I can try to get Bruce to answer a few questions like these if it's
too far for you. Email me your question (50 words or less) and I'll see what I
can do.
Thanks,
Robert C
ERIC P. CHARLES wrote:
Interestingly,
Most journals I interact with no longer have paper options for this sort of
thing. All you do is click on a link that says "I agree". I have wondered how
enforceable any such agreement is, and what the publisher would do if I
insisted on a paper transaction in which I could do things like write in
clauses. Has anyone had experience with these issues?
Eric
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