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Re: Copyright source code
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pschmidt78 |
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Re: Copyright source code |
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:47:11 -0700 (PDT) |
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On Jun 27, 1:40 am, spasmous2 <spasm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I downloaded some code that has a copyright notice in it. It's unclear
> to me what this means though. I was hoping someone could help.
>
> Can I use the code to make money or distribute the code to someone
> else? Do I need to pay a royalty to the author? The code is a C
> translation of a Public Domain Fortran code.
First, it is questionable whether the author of the C code really owns
the copyright. If it is an automatic translation from public domain
code, I strongly doubt his copyright.
Second, please post the copyright notice you are talking about.
Otherwise it is impossible to answer your questions.
Philipp Schmidt