CompuServe Messages

Dave, COMPUTE! **SAYS** their programs are not public domain. They SAY you must own a copy of the magazine if you have the program in computer readable form, but I wonder if that principle has ever been legally tested. Personally, I think their stand is ridiculous. Think about the implications. I buy the magazine, type the program in, then a year down the road, throw the mag out. Do I go searching through all my disks and erase any programs that wer printed in that issue? Here's an even better one. I buy the magazine featuring Speedscript, buy the disk with Speedscript on it, and then because I want to update, buy the book with the source code in it (Like the way they milk a program for all it's worth to sell mags and books?). Now, suppose I redo a routine, then another, add a few features, remove a few. When does it stop being Speedscript and become LarryWord? Do I have to keep the book if I want to keep using my version? Do I have to keep the original magazine? Th{_e magazines with the updates? I'd love to see them take it to court. They may win, but the adverse publicity would probably not be worth it. Regards, LArry.