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Re: Do the authors of add-ons have copyrights

From Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.software.firefox
Subject Re: Do the authors of add-ons have copyrights
Date 2025-07-22 08:49 +0100
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micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> Wrote in message:

> Do the authors of add-ons have copyrights with regard to them? 

Theoretically, yes. Or rather parts of it could be.

> Or is it legal, and ethical, for Firefox to incorporate code or
> techniques from add-ons into FF itself, whenever they want to? 

Legality would depend on copyright, licensing, and patents. Ethics
 is subjective.
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Do the authors of add-ons have copyrights  micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-07-21 21:51 -0400
  Re: Do the authors of add-ons have copyrights Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-07-22 07:17 +0000
    Re: Do the authors of add-ons have copyrights micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-07-22 22:45 -0400
  Re: Do the authors of add-ons have copyrights Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2025-07-22 08:49 +0100

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