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Re: GNU License Again but this time a different question
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mike3 |
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Re: GNU License Again but this time a different question |
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Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:21:32 -0700 |
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On Jun 5, 4:12 am, "Alfred M. Szmidt" <a...@gnu.org> wrote:
> > What happens if I get some GPL code, and read it to learn
> > something about how to solve some stumbling block with something
> > I can't seem to figure out how to program, then used the
> > knowledge gained to write my own piece of code?
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> The same thing as would have happened had read it in a book: you become
> educated. Copyright applies to expression, not ideas.
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> It also applies to copying, since nothing was copied, then it doesn't
> fall under copyright.
Alright. Thanks for all the answers, everyone.