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

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 Wi

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 > violatio

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 ev