Re: Scott Adams & Legalities
11 Nov 1995 12:50:58 -0500
In article <47v2m4$p58@erinews.ericsson.se>,
Bjorn Gustavsson <ermbgus@at.ericsson.se> wrote:
}In article v2v@ophelia.waterloo.net, sshifter@ophelia.waterloo.net (Mike Pelletier) writes:
}> Well, they've been made public domain FOR THE SPECTRUM, but I can't
}>say for sure about anything else.
}
}If the games would be converted from the Spectrum format to, say,
}Zmachine format, would the converted games also be public domain?
}Anyone knows?
Public domain is public domain-- you can do whatever you want to it,
and the original author has no copyright claim against you. You might
even own any derivative work, depending on how much of your own
material you added.
--
Matthew T. Russotto russotto@pond.com russotto@his.com
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."