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Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!samsung!nighthawk.clearpoint.com!transfer!m2c!nic.umass.edu!caen!sdd.hp.com!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!decwrl!infopiz!lupine!mellon From: mellon@ncd.com (Ted Lemon) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: UNIGRAM's article on the USL-BSDI suit Message-ID: <MELLON.92Aug7142258@pepper.ncd.com> Date: 7 Aug 92 21:22:58 GMT References: <KANDALL.92Aug4161214@globalize.nsg.sgi.com><5042.Aug412.31.0892@virtualnews.n yu.edu><KANDALL.92Aug5175428@globalize.nsg.sgi.com> <7066@skye.ed.ac.uk><1992Aug6.135607.5620@crd.ge.com> Sender: news@NCD.COM Organization: Network Computing Devices, Inc. Lines: 15 Nntp-Posting-Host: pepper In-reply-to: davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM's message of 6 Aug 92 13:56:07 GMT One important observation that seems to have been missed here is that your analogy is irrelevant anyway, because there is no protection for the design of a foundation other than the copyright on the plans. Architects have been granted some copyright protection on complete works, but I don't think anybody's ever been granted a copyright on a building foundation as an architectural work (as opposed to an actual building plan, which can be copyrighted). _MelloN_ -- mellon@ncd.com Member, League for Programming Freedom | To learn how software patents could cost you your right to program, contact the LPF - league@prep.ai.mit.edu