Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: Chris Rutter
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 00:00

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> coniserably. I do not believe that software source has the same
> "timelessness" as say a novel or a piece of music. Ie, after some short

 In copyright law, music does not have the `timelessness' you
suggest it does; within the EU, music loses its copyright after
a period of 70 years after the composer's death.  A particular
score loses its graphical copyright after some similar period of
time (unless renewed).

-- 
Chris <chris@fluff.org>                         ( http://www.fluff.org/chris )

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From: Chris Rutter <chris@fluff.org>
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Date: 1998/10/16
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