Re: OK.. about my original copyright question.

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From: Robert Schmidt
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 20:19

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In article <1993Jan7.180301.29829@nb.rockwell.com>, wade@nb.rockwell.com (Wade Guthrie) writes:
> 
> In article <wH1ywB2w164w@jwt.UUCP>, bbs-cyclic@jwt.UUCP (Ron Czarnik) writes:
> > Maybe what I meant was a trademark.  What I basically don't want used is 
> > the idea.  What is the difference/definition between/of a copyright and a 
> > trademark?
> 
> I think what you want is a patent.  I didn't see the original article, but
> if it's the idea, you are talking about a patent.  Now I'm no patent lawyer
> (and I'm sure that the first 'bzzznnnnt' flame response will include that
> last statement :->), but I believe the following.  First, patents have 
> historically not been done in software.  Second, I think I have heard that
> some software (ideas) are being patented these days.
> 


Especially things concerning compression etc.  As the comp.compression faq
tells us, most of the popular compression programs have patents or
patents pending.


robert

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