Free software advocates are praising a federal appeals ruling that allows greater protection for open-source software against copyright infringement.The case concerns a company, Kam Industries, that downloaded open-source code for use in a product that programs the chips that control model trains.
The code used was written by Robert Jacobsen, who released it under an Artistic License, which requires other people who use it to give credit to the author, identify the original source of the files and describe how the new code has been changed, among other conditions.
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I think we're starting to see judges that have actually used a computer before. The ones in the past didn't even use email. Any judge that's been on the internet for a while and has dealt with maintaining their PC will know what's right.
I think we're starting to see judges that have actually used a computer before. The ones in the past didn't even use email. Any judge that's been on the internet for a while and has dealt with maintaining their PC will know what's right.
I wouldn't say they'd immediately know what's right, but they sure as **** have a better chance of knowing if they're a little bit informed.
This is what the company failed to do.
Ooops, wrong reply. Meant for post #4.
Last edited by ajua on 16 Aug 2008 - 00:30
Just because I allow people to see my source code and even use it, doesn't mean that I relinquish my copyright claims to it, and lose all control over the code I created.
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