22 Sep
2022
22 Sep
'22
4:24 a.m.
On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 4:09 PM Rich Salz <rich.salz(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Recall also that the AT&T code was protected by
"trade secret" claims, so
that and the Berne convention meant a copyright on each file wasn't needed.
As the copyright moved to being used as a license, doing so became more
important.
Indeed. The lack of copyright notices prior to Berne was also a big problem
for enforcing copyright claims, which is why most companies relied on trade
secrets prior to the mid 80s. It's a big reason, I think, the settlement
punted on trade secret protections, but made a big deal about respecting
each other's copyrights (despite preliminary rulings casting doubt in that
area).
Warner