Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M. writes:
I think it may be a very good idea. In fact, some states are developing free
software...especially state-run universities. It's fairly well-known that
the contributions of the Univeristy of Illinois and UC-Berkeley are
significant in regards to Internet
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Rutgers University Law School - Camden
www.cyberspaces.org
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Good point, John. I was thinking more in terms of works being
"released to
the public domain" by expiration of copyright or some other
operation of
law. You are exactly correct. Th
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It is my understanding that State government is not bound by the same
"public domain" requirements as the Federal
On Tue, 08 Aug 2000, Brice, Richard wrote:
It is my understanding that State government is not bound by the same
"public domain" requirements as the Federal government in 17 USC 105. That
is, because States are not explicitly included in the exclusions of who can
hold copyrights, States have
One reason people don't often release software to the public domain is
fear of liability. The concern is that even if you place a
disclaimer on the software, someone could legally distribute your
software without the disclaimer. Then, if the software fails in some
way, you could be sued as the
re software programs. (This is not to say that there is
not any source code in the public domain).
Rod
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From: Blake Cretney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 4:01 PM
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Subject: Public Domain and liability
One reason people don't of
On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M. wrote:
Strictly speaking, this discussion is theoretical since I know of no public
domain works that are software programs. (This is not to say that there is
not any source code in the public domain).
Software programs written by U.S. government
August 07, 2000 7:58 PM
To: Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M.
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; License Discuss
Subject: RE: Public Domain and liability
On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M. wrote:
Strictly speaking, this discussion is theoretical since I know
of no public
domain works that are softwar
On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 01:01:07PM -0700, Blake Cretney wrote:
One reason people don't often release software to the public domain is
fear of liability. The concern is that even if you place a
disclaimer on the software, someone could legally distribute your
software without the
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