Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: huug
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1998 00:00

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>>>>> "Jason" == Jason Clifford <jason@dlsl.demon.co.uk> writes:

 Jason> In article <huug67dzbx6c.fsf@huug.demon.nl>, huug
 Jason> <rot13{znvy4zr@uhht.qrzba.ay}> writes

 >> Sorry, but you seem not to understand the nature of copyright.  It
 >> is per definition a temporary monopoly granted by the public on
 >> something that the public owns: hence, when your copyright expires,
 >> your creation becomes "public domain" (again).

 Jason> Society never owned it in the first place. The convention of

Once you publish something, it has become public.  Without copyright
laws granting you a temporary monopoly, it would be in the public domain
immediately.  Which wouldn't be that bad: it didn't restrain Dante nor
Shakespear.

 Jason> This still does not constitute a monopoly. Or are you arguing
 Jason> that because Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings
 Jason> no-one else may write a similar story?

Copyright doesn't protect against similar works, it solely protects the
work you created, temporarily and exclusive.  Story lines are not
copyrightable: if you think you've invented something unique, go to the
patents bureau.

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From: huug <rot13{znvy4zr@uhht.qrzba.ay}>
Subject: Re: KDE v. Gnome
Date: 1998/10/09
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