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We are building an application using ISODE code and we have come upon 
a problem.  There appears to be no way we can track the originality of
the source code; therefore, we cannot testify as to the owner of the
code nor to the rights of the distributor of the code to license it to 
anyone.
This could lead to some very nasty situations where the original owner
comes around to "claim his/her rightful possessions".  As we are all 
aware, the intellectual property rights issues in software can be very
cloudy.
My questions for discussion:

	1. Who owns the code (and therefore has the right to distribute it)?
	  Note: Marshall Rose will not respond except to point me in the 
	   direction of the manual preface, which is, of course, useless 	           for answering this question.

	2. Is there some agreement that each contributor signs regarding 
	 the disposition of the code?  If not, why do you think the ISODE	         group has the right to distribute the code?

	3. What are other companies who distribute products with ISODE code
	 doing about this originality issue?  Are they liable for surprises?

I am manifestly interested in seeing the use of ISODE code throughout the
computer community; witness the fact that I am using it myself.  However, 
I think that these origin issues need to be resolved before companies who
worry about these issues can participate.

Thanks.

Note: I have sent a question about this to bug-isode@nisc.psi.net and 
received no response.

If you send reply by email, I will summarize.