Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project

From	Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>
Subject	Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project
Date	2014-01-25 11:59 +1100
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bob gailer <bgailer@gmail.com> writes:

> On 1/24/2014 5:05 AM, theguy wrote:
> > I would post the code, but I don't know if it's fine to put it here,
> > as it contains pieces from books. I do believe that would go against
> > copyright laws.

> AFAIK copyright laws apply to reproducing something for profit.

That's a common misconception that has never been true.

<URL:http://www.faqs.org/faqs/law/copyright/myths/part1/>

Copyright is a legal monopoly in a work, reserving a large set of
actions to the copyright holders. Without license from the copyright
holders, or an exemption under the law, you cannot legally perform those
actions.

Paying money may sometimes help one acquire a license to perform some
reserved actions (though frequently the license is severely restricted,
and frequently the license you need isn't available for any price).

But “I'm not seeking a profit” nor “I didn't get any money for it” are
never grounds for copyright exemptions under any jurisdiction I've ever
heard of.

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  `\         they're exactly like the old ones.” —Charles F. Kettering |
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Ben Finney

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Need Help with Programming Science Project theguy <kvxdelta@gmail.com> - 2014-01-24 02:05 -0800
  Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-01-24 12:07 +0100
  Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project bob gailer <bgailer@gmail.com> - 2014-01-24 18:38 -0500
  Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-25 11:34 +1100
  Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-01-25 11:59 +1100
    Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-01-24 20:38 -0500
  Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-01-24 20:10 -0500
  Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project kvxdelta@gmail.com - 2014-01-24 18:42 -0800
    Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-01-24 19:06 -0800
      Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project theguy <kvxdelta@gmail.com> - 2014-01-24 20:58 -0800
        Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-01-25 20:30 +1300
        Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-01-25 11:31 +0000
      Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-01-25 09:42 -0500
        Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-01-25 08:15 -0800
    Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2014-01-25 01:38 -0500
  Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-01-25 20:25 +1300
  Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2014-01-28 17:31 +1000

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