"DeLisle, Seth (GE Infrastructure)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello, > > Please excuse my nitpicking . . . We are getting way off-topic. But briefly... :-) > But I think this statement is incorrect: > > > Sure, it's just a bunch of registry settings. But a book is just a > > bunch of words, and real-time stock quotes are just a bunch of > > numbers... I cannot think of any reason why this work would not be > > covered by copyright. > > This page has some information on copyright limitations: > http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm#lim > > The relevent line is: > "only expression is protected, not facts or ideas." An algorithm is an idea. A piece of code is an expression of that idea. Similarly, a collection of registry settings is an idea. A .reg file is an expession of that idea. > That's why people say that lists are not generally copyrightable. > The way I understand it, if list items are expressive (if it is > possible to restate them in your own words) then the list is > copyrightable. Probably not the case for a .reg. I could easily express each registry change in my own words. Since it is a set of instructions to the regedit program, I would consider a .reg file to be more than a simple list. None of which matters, really. First, if those authors really cared about enforcing their copyright, they would make some effort to have you agree to their license before downloading. Second, neither you nor I are lawyers, so our opinions are ill-informed by definition. OK, I'll stop now. - Pat ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
