I can see I found a real expert. So what is the point of having a copyright office. We could save a lot of tax money getting rid of it. Also why don't they do patents the same way. Then is there anything out there that is public domain.
cheers DS On Tue, 3 Jul 2018 13:37:25 -0500 Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> writes: > >> On 7/2/2018 7:58 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > >> > Which doesn't explain why the copywright > >> > office didn't find anything for "Crosstalk" > >> > which was after 1978. > > > On Mon, 2 Jul 2018 09:28:38 -0700 Ralf Quint > <freedos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Which is nonsense to begin with, as there simply can't be any DOS > >> software before 1981, the year the first MS/PC-DOS version came > out. > >> That means that any software, that hasn't been specifically put > into > >> Public Domain is under copyright for at least 70 years... > >> > >> Also, what is that copywrite/copywright office you keep talking > >> about? > >> If you're dealing with legal issues, it really pays to be > precise... > > On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 12:56 PM, Dale E Sterner > <sunbeam...@juno.com> wrote: > > My goal was to find the legal owner and see if they > > would sell me a copy of the source code and let > > me make changes for personal use only. > > It has to have a copywrite on it so why didn't > > the office find one; it seems a simple job. > > Their reply was that they couldn't find anything, > > How is that possible? They never asked for > > more imformation. > > In the US (and in many other countries) copyright exists the moment > you create sometime and put your name to it. The US government does > *not* need to keep a record of it in order for copyright to happen. > From the US Copyright Office FAQ: > > When is my work protected? > Your work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and > fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or > with the aid of a machine or device. > > <https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html#mywork> > > > *Note: the correct spelling is "copyright" because the creator has > the > RIGHT to say how a COPY is made. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ******************************************************>>>> >From Dale Sterner - MS organic chemistry http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo00975a052 *******************************************************>>>> ____________________________________________________________ How To Remove Eye Bags & Lip Lines Fast (Watch) Fit Mom Daily http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5b3bd3b23eef253b247dest04duc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
