On 6/20/06, Danial Thom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
User manuals and how-tos don't generally get copyright notices, because there is nothing creative about it. Someone could write exactly the same thing (just about), and you'd have little claim to it because its just a procedural description. What, is the formatting of your index unique or something?
Not at all. The entire procedure is unique. That's why it's helpful to others, hopefully. Check out the FreeBSD handbook. It's full of copyright notices. I don't think someone's going to come out with a FreeBSD handbook without images and claim that they wrote it, and then get away with it. And even then, the copyright notice is just a formality.
But that aside, I was more amused by the subject "serious breach of copyright", as if someone had taken your claim for writing War and Peace or something. They didn't even explicitly put a byline on it. Its just a how-to on a web page. And where are the credits for all of the how-tos you read to gain this knowledge? Why doesn't their work count? You should have a full bibliography. After all, credit is important! Like I said, who cares. DT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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