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
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.
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.
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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