I have the following book and it's an excellent reference on these
issues. Check out:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0873373979/qid=920476310/sr=1-1/0
02-6072223-0805021
Cheers,
Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erica Sadun [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 10:39 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: copyright??
>
> > Maybe some of you, more experienced developers and shareware authors
> could
> > give some help with this.
>
> If I recall correctly, ideas cannot be copyrighted but their
> expression can be. If they have copied the design of your product
> in an obvious way, that can be copyright infringement. The currency
> exchange "idea" will not be in and of itself. However, if there
> are certain obvious ways to express currency exchange, you're out
> of luck and if your presentation was based on a previous (say,
> physical)
> one, ditto.
>
> -- erica
