Re: How long is linux going to be free ?
On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 09:11:22PM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
> Colin Watson writes:
> > Software can be placed into the public domain by deliberate action of the
> > (former) copyright holder.
>
> The public domain is mentioned in US copyright law only in the context of
> expiration and there is no evidence of which I am aware that Congress ever
> considered the possibility of an author wanting to place his work in the
> public domain. I suspect that they assumed that no one would want to do
> such a thing with anything of enough value to litigate over.
I'm not a US citizen, so I have limited interest in US law here. :) I'm
under the strong impression that it's possible to disclaim copyright
entirely under UK law, although I can't give you a reference.
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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