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Article #333Re: Copylefting
From: Chuq Von Rospach
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1989 00:00
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1989 00:00
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>I'd just like to clarify that public domain (PD) software DOES carry a
>copyright. However, the PD copyright notice explicitly grants all rights to
>the public at large -- except the right to be identified as the creator of
>the original software....
Unfortunately, if you're going to clarify, try to do so correctly. Public
domain has a very specific meaning: there is no restrictions to the rightss
of the work. In other words, no copyrights. You can create a work that has a
copyright that allows complete redistribution (or redistribution with few
limitations) but that work is not public domain.
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[This is myself speaking. No company can control my thoughts.]
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