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Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games?

References (1 earlier) <mailman.681.1434916857.13271.python-list@python.org> <87r3p4ok2d.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <mailman.684.1434923546.13271.python-list@python.org> <87k2uwoh3z.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <55874E9A.6050303@cdreimer.com>
Date 2015-06-22 12:01 +1000
Subject Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games?
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.689.1434938522.13271.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 9:54 AM, C.D. Reimer <chris@cdreimer.com> wrote:
> On 6/21/2015 3:02 PM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
>>
>> As they say, tell that to the judge.
>
>
> More than likely, the original copyright owner can issue an DMCA take down
> notice and that will be end of that.

Or, alternatively, the original copyright owner will be tickled to see
his work given a new lease on life, and will be thanking you for doing
it. That's also possible.

As long as you acknowledge the prior work, most people are happy to
see their stuff used. Slap a simple free license on your actual code
(you suggested MIT earlier, and I support that notion strongly), and
include some sort of pointer to the BASIC code and book, and most
likely the matter will never go to court. For extra safety, though, do
your best to get in contact with the original author and ask how best
to acknowledge the book. That would cover you.

ChrisA

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Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-06-21 22:00 +0200
  Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-06-21 23:58 +0300
    Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-06-21 15:28 -0600
      Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-06-22 01:13 +0300
      Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-06-22 12:27 +1000
        Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-06-21 22:23 -0600
        Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-06-22 14:45 +1000
        Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-06-22 11:20 +0200
    Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-06-22 01:02 +0300
      Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? "C.D. Reimer" <chris@cdreimer.com> - 2015-06-21 16:54 -0700
        Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-06-22 12:17 +1000
      Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-06-22 12:01 +1000
    Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-06-21 16:01 -0600
    Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-06-21 23:35 +0100

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