Programming languages and copyright?

2006-10-23 Thread Markus Laire
Hello, Does anyone know if programming languages are protected by copyright or not? When creating a new program, you are not allowed to pick-and-choose what you want from other programs sources as that would be a copyright violation. But when creating a new programming language, it seems that

Re: Programming languages and copyright?

2006-10-23 Thread Smylers
Markus Laire writes: Does anyone know if programming languages are protected by copyright or not? Code can be copyrighted; ideas can't be. When creating a new program, you are not allowed to pick-and-choose what you want from other programs sources as that would be a copyright violation.

Re: Programming languages and copyright?

2006-10-23 Thread Markus Laire
On 10/23/06, Smylers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Markus Laire writes: Does anyone know if programming languages are protected by copyright or not? Code can be copyrighted; ideas can't be. Yes, but the syntax of the programming language is more than just an idea. Copyright-article[1] at

Re: Programming languages and copyright?

2006-10-23 Thread Buddha Buck
On 10/23/06, Markus Laire [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/23/06, Smylers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Markus Laire writes: Does anyone know if programming languages are protected by copyright or not? Code can be copyrighted; ideas can't be. Yes, but the syntax of the programming language is