Re: Mopac - public domain

[john@dhh.gt.org]

I wrote:
> However, they have disclaimed copyright, so the only thing that would
> forbid removal of the notice would be a US statute.  As you are outside the
> US you could ignore it, though it would be discourteous not to give credit.

Kai Henningsen writes:
> *Is* there such an US statute?

Not that I know of, but IANAL.  However, I'm fairly sure that 17 U.S.C. #
105 does deny them copyright.  Thus, their "nonsense license" is
unenforceable.
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