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Article #73041Re: LPF boycott of Apple (comments & quotes from RMS interview)
From: Amanda Walker
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1991 11:57
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1991 11:57
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adam@soda.berkeley.edu (Adam J Richter) writes: I've heard of something analogous for patents, but not for copyrights. Other way around. Failure to enforce a copyright or trademark may cause the work to revert to the public domain. Patents, however, can be enforced as selectively as you want for the duration of the term. But, don't take my word for it--ask a lawyer! Amanda Walker amanda@visix.com Visix Software Inc. ...!uunet!visix!amanda -- "A keyboard... how quaint!" --Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,8da4c16bb61bb98b X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-11-08 07:44:48 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!zeus.ieee.org!sdd.hp.com!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!visix!news From: amanda@visix.com (Amanda Walker) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: LPF boycott of Apple (comments & quotes from RMS interview) Message-ID: <1991Nov8.115703.1745@visix.com> Date: 8 Nov 91 11:57:03 GMT References: <1991Nov01.145916.6481@donau.et.tudelft.nl> <1991Nov4.052817.14034@wpi.WPI.EDU> <1991Nov4.221237.914@alphalpha.com> <khjkfaINN20o@agate.berkeley.edu> Sender: news@visix.com Organization: Visix Software Inc., Reston, VA Lines: 15