Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:15:04 -0500 From: Dennis Olvany <dennisolvany@gmail.com> To: David Hoffman <zionicman@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fwd: Fwd: Serious breach of copyright -- First post Message-ID: <449608A8.3010101@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <e8b564e30606181821v2dcce5cfqdd792215fcfcb059@mail.gmail.com> References: <e8b564e30606181649x7fa8f319x74138b673364f73f@mail.gmail.com> <f5b151550606181732x7562ce6fg1bb4f3baa5124716@mail.gmail.com> <e8b564e30606181738q4ac258c4ye96186ec2c30cb43@mail.gmail.com> <e8b564e30606181741u1a2e966fw513d49fadc369935@mail.gmail.com> <4495F9A1.8040407@gmail.com> <e8b564e30606181819i2024001cw34e96fddb0c63eef@mail.gmail.com> <e8b564e30606181821v2dcce5cfqdd792215fcfcb059@mail.gmail.com>
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>> ...facts are not eligible for copyright. > I'm afraid you're incorrect. The work in question is indeed copyrightable > under the Berne Convention, which many countries have ratified, including > the United States, where the content is hosted. The United States, as well > as many other countries, also have national laws which allow this work > to be > copyrighted. At best, the article may be considered a derivative work of the described software/hardware and therefore the intellectual property of the respective manufacturers.
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