Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 16:05:16 -0600 (CST) From: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com> To: erich@lodgenet.com (Eric L. Hernes) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: shared libraries for SCO Message-ID: <199512292205.QAA08820@brasil.moneng.mei.com> In-Reply-To: <199512292112.PAA08639@jake.lodgenet.com> from "Eric L. Hernes" at Dec 29, 95 03:12:55 pm
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> I was just playing with the ibcs2 stuff and I ftped to > SCO's anonymous ftp server and found a full set of > shared libraries. Is it illegal or just unethical to > copy these? > > eric. Is there a copyright notice when you connect? Is there a copyright file in any obvious place along the path to those files? Is there a copyright notice within any of the libraries? If not, I believe that you are free and clear to take them as long as you document the above :-) You cannot use copyright protections to prosecute somebody for taking something you offer free for the taking, with no notices to the contrary. ... Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Greco - Systems Administrator jgreco@ns.sol.net Solaria Public Access UNIX - Milwaukee, WI 414/342-4847
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