Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:05:22 +0100 From: Colman Reilly <careilly@interactpublications.com> To: Dennis Olvany <dennisolvany@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Serious breach of copyright -- First post Message-ID: <4DD34D9B-9BC4-4ED3-93BE-F61DCDF5F150@interactpublications.com> In-Reply-To: <4497E314.1060805@gmail.com> References: <e8b564e30606181649x7fa8f319x74138b673364f73f@mail.gmail.com> <f5b151550606181732x7562ce6fg1bb4f3baa5124716@mail.gmail.com> <e8b564e30606181738q4ac258c4ye96186ec2c30cb43@mail.gmail.com> <e8b564e30606181741u1a2e966fw513d49fadc369935@mail.gmail.com> <4495F9A1.8040407@gmail.com> <867j3dwjq3.fsf@xps.des.no> <449691D9.4020704@gmail.com> <86odwputto.fsf@xps.des.no> <4497737D.5020902@gmail.com> <86d5d4upmh.fsf@xps.des.no> <4497E314.1060805@gmail.com>
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Can we remove a few of the mailing lists from this please? Perhaps =20 all of them? Thanks, Colman On 20 Jun 2006, at 12:59, Dennis Olvany wrote: > Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav wrote: >> Dennis Olvany <dennisolvany@gmail.com> writes: >>> Johnathan Michaels hit on the next point I would like to make and >>> that is the distinction between patent and copyright. A method or >>> process may be patented, but the factual written procedure of such >>> may not be copyrighted. I'll follow up with some examples of the >>> types are things that are not copyrightable in a final attempt to >>> convey my point. > >> You are wrong. The method or process is patentable. A written >> description of the method or process is copyrightable. > > howto change oil > 1. remove oil cap > 2. drain oil > 3. remove filter > 4. etc. > > So, you're saying my little oil change procedure is copyrightable? =20 > Laughable. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-=20 > unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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