If no license is specified, then I would assume they are in the public domain and are available for free use.
I would suspect that's a dangerous assumption. I realize that if you're posting code on a blog, than you can expect someone to probably copy it, but in a court, I understand that any original work belongs to the creator and to use it without permission violates their copyrights. Look at it as me posting a beautiful photo on my blog. That doesn't give people free use to take and resell it. If you followed that through, I would be able to say that anything I find on the internet (without some copyright notice) I can use any way I see fit. Check it out:
In the United States <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States>, copyright has been made automatic (in the style of the Berne Convention) since March 1 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1>, 1989<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989>, which has had the effect of making it appear to be more like a property right. Thus, as with property, a copyright need not be granted or obtained through official registration with any government office. Once an idea has been reduced to tangible form, for example by securing it in a fixed medium (such as a drawing, sheet music, photograph, a videotape or a letter), the copyright holder is entitled to enforce his or her exclusive rights. However, while a copyright need not be officially registered for the copyright owner to begin exercising his exclusive rights src: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#United_States_copyright_law
-Scott On 2/6/07, Jeffry Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If no license is specified, then I would assume they are in the public domain and are available for free use. At 03:31 PM 2/6/2007, you wrote: I have to commend you all for posting a lot of wonderful components and extensions to Flex... eg. Ely's calendar, Doug and Jason's tab navigator extensions, Ben and Trey's reflection effect, Alex's distortion effect, just to name a few. Unfortunately, in these day and age, I would have to ask... am I allowed to incorporate those wonderful works in commercial products? Am I even allowed to look at the source code, if I work for a company producing commercial software, without violating some IP issues. Most of them are not explicitly associated with any specific licensing terms. Sure would be nice if there could be some standard practice of associating these works with a common license, eg. the Creative Commons ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/) Maybe there already is some presumed license or disclaimer for "published" works. If so, please send a pointer. Just a thought. -Engkee -- Jeffry Houser, Software Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My Company: < http://www.dot-com-it.com> My Podcast: < http://www.theflexshow.com> My Blog: < http://www.jeffryhouser.com> Connecticut Macromedia User Group: < http://www.ctmug.com>
-- : : ) Scott
