From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c42dbf68f5320193 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-01 11:23:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06!supernews.com!newspump.sol.net!chcgil2-snh1.gtei.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr21.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: OT:Copyright, was Re: Generation of permutations References: <5ee5b646.0205010446.192338ce@posting.google.com> X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.112.202.119 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr21.news.prodigy.com 1020277349 ST000 67.112.202.119 (Wed, 01 May 2002 14:22:29 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 14:22:29 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: OH\IRYOGTRUSP_@YMZJ\_Q\@TJ_ZTB\MV@BD]\YIJYWZUYICD^RAQBKZQTZTX\_I[^G_KGFNON[ZOE_AZNVO^\XGGNTCIRPIJH[@RQKBXLRZ@CD^HKANYVW@RLGEZEJN@\_WZJBNZYYKVIOR]T]MNMG_Z[YVWSCH_Q[GPC_A@CARQVXDSDA^M]@DRVUM@RBM Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 18:22:29 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:23356 Date: 2002-05-01T18:22:29+00:00 List-Id: > An interesting point. Copyright is odd in that it's strict liability. If > you had access, and you copied someone elses material without permission, > then it is not a defence to say you could not have known it was copyrighted. I wonder if the idea of an "attractive nuisance" would apply. If I post code on c.l.a. with no copyright notice, wait till someone uses it, then sue them, I suspect a judge might be convinced to look askance at my actions.