On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 02:20:46PM +0200, Nicolas Limare wrote:
Terms and conditions for using, copying, distribution and
modification of FooBar versions 2.x and 3.x.
You acknowledge to be informed about the following facts, and
you accept the consequences:
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Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Is it a kind of algorithm copyright?
No.
In some countries there is. They call it a patent.
IANAL etc
Neither am I.
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On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 09:16:55AM +0100, Måns Rullgård wrote:
Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Is it a kind of algorithm copyright?
No.
In some countries there is. They call it a patent.
A patent is not a copyright.
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From: Måns Rullgård [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: algorithm copyright? what's that?
Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On Wednesday 03 October 2007 04:38:10 am Ryan R. Matt wrote:
Patents are totally separate from Copyrights. For a patent, you
need to show that the item being patented is new, useful, and
non-obvious. You also would have a patent registration number on
file with a nation's patent office.
Please don't top-post.
Ryan R. Matt [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Patents are totally separate from Copyrights. [...]
Yes.
Copyrights don't have the same requirements and therefore you can
copyright a software algorithm.
No. Copyright applies only to a *specific, copyable expression* of an
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