Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed7.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 0.050 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.90; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'used.': 0.05; 'subject:license': 0.07; '22,': 0.09; 'subject:version': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'court.': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'subject:games': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'pointer': 0.18; 'say,': 0.18; 'subject:need': 0.18; 'suggested': 0.20; 'work,': 0.21; 'cc:2**0': 0.21; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.21; 'subject:release': 0.22; 'am,': 0.23; '2015': 0.23; '(you': 0.23; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.24; 'mon,': 0.24; 'sort': 0.25; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'actual': 0.29; 'that.': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'though,': 0.32; 'subject:?': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'possible.': 0.36; 'basic': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'author': 0.37; 'stuff': 0.38; 'doing': 0.38; 'or,': 0.38; 'end': 0.39; 'pm,': 0.39; 'subject:the': 0.40; 'some': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'free': 0.61; 'simple': 0.61; 'more': 0.62; 'matter': 0.63; 'life,': 0.63; 'you.': 0.64; 'license': 0.65; 'contact': 0.66; 'book,': 0.72; 'book.': 0.72; 'chrisa': 0.84; 'lease': 0.84; 'thanking': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.90; 'notion': 0.91; 'safety,': 0.91; 'acknowledge': 0.93 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=X4idVAJK/WSDDUBgBzwAvoWE+jz9LhDPWwx0m1TNiPE=; b=lDo8umBFnqK+U6KYGCOInxxrAlh4N3t1Aan1U3LYKdwiybg06WXR+zOZ7CtdNcNzX5 KUlfM5czi8mKwzjtAN/CXdvf2aJawYsEZ/+z4QaOIFaGod/kh4o/mo36Lr+OrQ/+qUds pOjBQ/m729U8Kl2HpbZGvvg5eBDNBF6zxw7eCIasbNo5YHtquSRG3LIWlfHBvRc7doVb BRtMAgRb+TudL+kxbtsTSIpM0vxOik4Gcg8L/tcepvwkMLyhf1Zrn6bFRKQcUTB5UWSi museK4KH2Bji2WZRYR5BghXRyHjPdgClXPlZNHplbR+qYmtVIdlUW72PLt0hN1QPg6bt CNtQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.160.141 with SMTP id j135mr36489099ioe.43.1434938513992; Sun, 21 Jun 2015 19:01:53 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <55874E9A.6050303@cdreimer.com> References: <5587115E.30703@cdreimer.com> <87r3p4ok2d.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <87k2uwoh3z.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <55874E9A.6050303@cdreimer.com> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:01:53 +1000 Subject: Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games? From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ 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: 22 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1434938522 news.xs4all.nl 2845 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:55246 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:92989 On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 9:54 AM, C.D. Reimer 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