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

From Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se>
Subject Re: Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games?
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Date 2015-06-22 11:20 +0200
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.692.1434964858.13271.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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In a message of Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:23:54 -0600, Michael Torrie writes:
>>From some brief research, it appears there is some question about the
>ability to declare something to be in the public domain, but it is by no
>means a sure thing and lots of people feel it's just fine to declare
>something to be in the public domain.  What his heirs try to assert is
>probably not his concern nor would I worry about it.  This is wandering
>in the weeds in typical python-list style!

No the worry about his heirs is something that the users of his code
have to worry about.  i.e. a teacher who wants to use it but needs
to get permission from the school.  The school may have a blanket
'no copyright, no use' policy, just to protect them from the
possible claims of heirs.

Laura

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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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