Re: Intent to package proj -- coyright question
On Thu, Mar 05, 1998 at 08:11:29AM -0600, john@dhh.gt.org wrote:
> > 17 USC 105 is not valid in any EU country, so we end with a package
> > _without_ copyright clause, without explicit grant to "public domain"
> > (which is required AFAIK).
>
> > Is that software "all rights reserved" outside USA?
>
> That would appear to be the case. idiotic, isn't it? Another reason why
> compulsory copyright is a bad idea.
Someone should look this up. From my memory, and from just checking the
"Copyright FAQ" (sec 3.6) us gov. works _are_ public domain.
Someone shold check this out more thouroughly, though.
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