"Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M." wrote: [...] > Having said that, Alexander's mistake appears to be ...
My mistake was the omission of reference (and context) to the source of my comment. http://www.digital-law-online.com/lpdi1.0/treatise26.html (VI.B. Source Code and Object Code) <quote> Even though source code and object code are distinct, it is still useful to maintain the concept that the source code and the object code are just different forms of the same copyrighted work. The Copyright Office regards the source code and object code as equivalent for purposes of registration. In fact, it generally requires a deposit of at least a portion of the source code (generally the first and last 25 pages - see their Circular 61) and questionsany registration that includes only object code. Where an applicant is unable or unwilling to deposit source code, he/she must state in writing that the work as deposited in object code contains copyrightable authorship. The Office will send a letter stating that registration has been made under its rule of doubt and warning that it has not determined the existence of copyrightable authorship. ... </quote> regards, alexander. -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3