In a message dated 1/18/2006 9:17:07 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think it depends on the country. As a member of the Copyright Convention, you are protected in other countries as well as you protect in your country. IIRC, patent protection is 17 years. Copyright is for life +25 years. >> Right, although as John pointed out the length for Copyrights has been extended. Doesn't seem like it ought to be this hard. Googled awhile and found the UCLA reference(about 4 pages in) at _http://www.doe-mbi.ucla.edu/People/Software/SSP.html_ (http://www.doe-mbi.ucla.edu/People/Software/SSP.html) The VMers converted us to EISPAC several years ago, but haven't kept up as to who uses what since the Unix migration and loss of HESC. _http://www.uic.edu/depts/adn/infwww/txt/v3725001.txt_ (http://www.uic.edu/depts/adn/infwww/txt/v3725001.txt) Again, don't know the runtime/accuracy tradeoffs vs libascii. Seems like it would be a really good SHARE topic or it probably has and can't find it to quote. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
