Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!goblin1!goblin2!goblin.stu.neva.ru!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.036 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.93; '*S*': 0.00; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'things,': 0.09; 'url:faqs': 0.09; 'subject:Help': 0.11; 'finney': 0.16; 'grounds': 0.16; 'holders,': 0.16; 'laws.': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'subject:Programming': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'pieces': 0.19; 'work,': 0.20; 'code,': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'laws': 0.24; 'of.': 0.24; 'fine': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; 'post': 0.26; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'writes:': 0.31; 'subject:with': 0.35; 'common': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:com.au': 0.36; "didn't": 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'sometimes': 0.38; 'actions': 0.38; 'ben': 0.38; 'law,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'legally': 0.39; 'heard': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'reserved': 0.61; 'new': 0.61; 'subject:Need': 0.64; 'license': 0.66; 'believe': 0.68; 'frequently': 0.68; 'legal': 0.71; 'money': 0.72; 'actions.': 0.84; 'books.': 0.84; 'profit.': 0.84; 'received:125': 0.84; 'subject:Project': 0.84; 'subject:Science': 0.91 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Ben Finney Subject: Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 11:59:50 +1100 References: <52E2F96B.4070606@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: vmx15867.hosting24.com.au X-Public-Key-ID: 0xBD41714B X-Public-Key-Fingerprint: 9CFE 12B0 791A 4267 887F 520C B7AC 2E51 BD41 714B X-Public-Key-URL: http://www.benfinney.id.au/contact/bfinney-gpg.asc X-Post-From: Ben Finney User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:9fQh7RQZCR+Zx3f9ur/XOwmmcUg= X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 32 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1390611612 news.xs4all.nl 2938 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:47919 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:64711 bob gailer 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. 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. -- \ “People are very open-minded about new things, as long as | `\ they're exactly like the old ones.” —Charles F. Kettering | _o__) | Ben Finney