27 Jan
2005
27 Jan
'05
4:32 p.m.
In message: <20050127151532.GA5387(a)freaknet.org>
asbesto <asbesto(a)freaknet.org> writes:
: I already dealt with this in november - same person.
: Is this an old message?
: The outcome was: it's in the public domain because they
: published the original sources with no copyright notice at the
: top... so they are going to create a new free troff from the
: sources on my tape, more free than groff!
:
: Yes!
It is believed to be in the public domain. This is the heart of why
AT&T's case against UCB fell apart (and AT&T's failure to comply with
the BSD license). However, there's never been a final ruling to this
effect and the law in the area is complicated.
Warner