Re: August A2-2000 disk-0-zine released

[sheldon@atlcom.net (Sheldon Simms)]

In article <5tfhbp$md8$1@client2.news.psi.net>, smentzer@pacbell.net
(Steve Mentzer) wrote:

> But this material *wasn't* copyrighted. From what I understand, it was PUBLIC 
> DOMAIN. Which means very simply that myself, you, tom or any other person can 
> fold, spindle, mutilate, reprint, rebrodcast, redistribute without the
authors 
> permission. Plain and simple. Public domain is non-discriminatory. When 
> something is placed in PD state, you are implying that the PUBLIC has the 
> right to do what they will. 

If it (whatever it is) was specifically placed in the public domain,
then you're right. But the fact that some piece of software or writing
is freely available does not put it in the public domain. A software
author can give away a program for free and allow it to be freely
distributed and copied without giving up his right to restrict the
software's use in the future.

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