On 17 Jul 2007 09:00:49 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >I have been "bitten" by giving out source code for free - and it left a very >sour taste. > >A few years ago I happened to get hold of a few copies of "MVS Update" and lo >and behold some "person" had ripped off most of the programs from my website, >changed the labels/names and submitted then as their own work - earning >him/herself a nice little payout - so belated thanks to "System Programmer UK" >for that one. > >When I contacted Xephon about this to complain - they had lost the records etc >etc..
People can steal anything. If you had charged for it, they could still have stolen it. There are some things that we should include with all free code - in the nature of specifying the rights of those who use it. It won't stop it from being stolen, but will make the nature of their theft more obvious, and prosecution more likely. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
