On 21/06/2015 22:52, C.D. Reimer wrote:
On 6/21/2015 1:58 PM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
Converting BASIC games to Python results in derived works, which are
under the original copyright of the BASIC games.
From the given link:
BASIC Computer Games is copyright © 1978 by David H. Ahl, and is
posted onwww.atariarchives.org with permission. Do not redistribute,
mirror, or copy this online book.
So a license from David H. Ahl is required before publishing Python
translations.
The copyright applies to the book ("Do not redistribute, mirror, or copy
this *online book*.") and any derivative work is based on the book.
Using the video output from the BASIC games in the book could fall
underneath the fair use provision, which allows me to use a small
portion of the book without infringing on the copyright. I'm not
publishing a book. I just want to put my code on a website as an
educational example of what I did to convert a spaghetti language into a
modern scripting language.
Thanks,
Chris R.
Regarding fair use I suppose it depends on which country you're (plural)
in. From
http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p22_derivative_works.en.htm
<quote>
Can I claim that my copy is fair use/fair dealing, or de minimis?
Unless your activities are explicitly allowed under law, there is no
solid legal footing for such a claim.
</quote>
Having said that I agree with Michael Torrie's earlier comments so I
suggest you get on with it, noting at the same time that my legal skills
are nowhere near as good as my computing skills, which is really saying
something :)
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