Re: Source Code Secrecy

["Mike A. Harris" <mharris@ican.net>]

On Sun, 10 Jan 1999, Wandered Inn wrote:

>> >>>In a book, your protecting the ideas embodied in the words.
>> >>
>> >>Not true at all. Copyright applies only to an expression of
>> >>an idea, not the idea itself.
>> >
>> >And if this weren't the case, Microsoft could copyright the idea that
>> >Microsoft is bad, and then nobody could write about it legally.  :-o
>> 
>> Eric, I'm sorry, but I must demand payment of $1000 immediately
>> for your usage of the term "Microsoft is bad".  I own the
>> copyright on that term currently, and I charge $1000 royalty per
>> use.
>
>Man I owe you a lot of money.....

;o)  Well, considering that your usage of the term benefits us
both, I'll consider a copyright sharing deal...  ;o)


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