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From: Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net>
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Subject: Re: "Borrowing" code
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:22:36 -0800
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On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:42:32 +0000 (UTC), glen herrmannsfeldt
<gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> wrote:

>Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>
>(snip)
>
>> Generalizing about the web is difficult. The web is partly commercial
>> and source code is made available under many different licenses. So
>> it would be difficult to argue that source code being freely available
>> on the web means us as you want.
>
>(snip)
>
>I explicitly copyright this newsgroup post. I don't authorize
>you to copy it to your computer memory, view it on the screen,
>store it on a news server, disk, tape, or any storage and
>retrieval system, or otherwise do anything with it.

     "Your Honour, in posting the post in question, the plaintiff was
obviously engaged in entrapment, and I am countersuing him for nearly
everything.  I will graciously allow him to keep the shirt on his back
as sunburns can really smart."

>Even more, I don't allow you to even think about doing one
>of those things. 

     Even if your copyright is valid, you can not stop someone from
thinking of doing things.

>> You do need a permission to use code, but I am not sure
>> that the permission need to be in writing.
>
>(Copyright 2012)

     Too late.  We are into February already.  A patent will not work
either.  We have 47 days of prior art.

     No, the humour did not escape me.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko