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Public domain/copyright

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    04-Apr-86 18:33:27
Sb: Public domain/copyright
Fm: David N. Williams 75706,3124
To: George Jones/Wizop 70003,2443

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George, could you clarify the copyright/public domain status of the stuff in the data libraries? In particular, should I refrain from posting ATERM5 to another system, such as the University of Michigan's MTS CRLT:AMIGA conference? In the case of ATERM5, there is neither a copyright nor a public domain declaration in the source or in the directory header, but a copyright is asserted when the program is run and the HELP key is pressed. Do I take that to mean "don't pass on copies", or "don't pass on copies for profit"? Maybe there is a general policy stated somewhere in the bulletins or elsewhere that I don't recall?!