On Thu, 25 Jun 2009, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
It doesn't affect it at all, if you use a version of coreutils from 1980, then the copyright term will be from that date. If you use a version from 2100 then it will be from that date.
OK, but taken separately the files have/had dates to indicate the most recent amendment. I'm curious whether the "slavish copying" (to use a phrase from a relevant case) of old to new file, updating only the date, contributes sufficient originality to defend the change in public-domain date.
Just trying to illustrate the point here; I don't intend to start a long thread, merely taking an interest in clarity of copyright terms/expiry in general.
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