On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:15:50 -0700
Paul Dumais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Do we start from scratch? Can we use any of the material from
Stephan
or Phillip's books? The Zope 3 Developer's Handbook by Stephan
Richter
doesn't seem to have any copywrite notice on it (on line pdf version
at least). Can someone tell me what are the restrictions on it's
use?
I don't know where Stephan Richter wrote his book, but I strongly
suspect he did it in a country that is a signatory to the Berne
Convention.
(http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/trtdocs_wo001.html)
Most countries (including the US) are signatories to the Berne
Convention. One element of that convention is for copyright to be
ascribed automatically upon creation on a tangible medium -- even if
no express copyright notice is present. In the US, a copyright notice
is *optional* for all works created after March 1, 1989.
I suspect that you are thinking of pre-1976 US Copyright law, where a
copyright notice was much more important. Currently, however, the
lack of copyright notice does not absolve the author of their
copyright.
In short, it is a very safe bet that Mr. Richter's book is
copyrighted, and you would have to seek permission from the owner of
the copyright (which may or may not be Mr. Richter) to use that text.
Ron
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