Re: Copyright problem?

[Tom Zuchowski <cd003508@interramp.com>]

rwk@pro-novapple.clark.net (Rick Krieger) wrote:
>I'm going to attempt to write a program.  This will be a learning
>experience so the first attempt will probably be Applesoft BASIC.
>The program will be a personality profile based on 70 questions.
>My question is the questions/scoring/profile will come from copyrighted
>material.  The test is the Kiersey Tempermant sorter.  The completed
>program will be freeware so will I have a copyrite problem?

What kind of problem do anticipate? That it will be "stolen" and =sold= 
for money by dozens of unscrupulous retailers? That Public-Domain vendors 
will charge a copying fee?  That online services will charge for the 
connect time?  You'll get more focussed opinions if you air your specific 
concerns.

IMHO Freeware is a bit of a pipe dream.  It would be a real chore to 
demonstrate that you preserved your copyright while letting everyone in 
the known universe copy it.  In any event, such a lawsuit would be an 
enormously expensive undertaking, and your chances of proving financial 
damage would be slim.

TomZ