Re: Status of magazine software

[Roger Johnstone <rojaws@ihug.co.nz>]

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/

-- 
Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand

Apple II - FutureCop:LAPD - iMac Game Wizard
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