Re: Status of magazine software

[Simon Williams <*email*@*luddite.ca*>]

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:27:34 +0000 (UTC) Roger Johnstone <rojaws@ihug.co.nz> wrote:

> 
> In <1fyxzyo.muzqu711qgdz4N%email@luddite.ca> Simon Williams wrote:
> 
> > Are program listings published in magazines (like Nibble etc) 
> > considered to be public domain or freeware?  I realise it's fairly 
> > academic at this point, but is the use of such software [legally] 
> > dependent on possession of the magazine itself? -simon
> 
> Legally you were only given a license for the software if you bought the 
> magazine. If the company that published it is defunct then the rights 
> return to the author, so _someone_ always owns the copyright, even if 
> they don't know it. And don't be too sure about it always being academic! 
> Just have a look at http://www.microsparc.com/

Interesting... I wonder if the Nibble CDs include disk images. Looks like a pretty good/cheap resource for A2 programming info.

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Simon Williams
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