Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project

From	Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject	Re: Need Help with Programming Science Project
Date	2014-01-24 20:10 -0500
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On 1/24/2014 7:34 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 10:38 AM, bob gailer <bgailer@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 1/24/2014 5:05 AM, theguy wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a science project that involves designing a program which can
>>> examine a bit of text with the author's name given, then figure out who the
>>> author is if another piece of example text without the name is given. I so
>>> far have three different authors in the program and have already put in the
>>> example text but for some reason, the program always leans toward one
>>> specific author, Suzanne Collins, no matter what insane number I try to put
>>> in or how much I tinker with the coding. 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. I doubt that
>> posting it here will matter.
>
> Incorrect; posting not-for-profit can still be a violation of
> copyright. But as Peter said, the text itself isn't critical. Post
> with placeholder text, as he suggested, and we can look at the code.

In the US, short quotations are allowed for 'fair use'.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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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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