[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 22.12.97 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dr. Drake Diedrich writes: > > Before I put any effort into this, is anyone familiar with this law? > > This > > C Notice of Public Domain nature of MOPAC > C > C 'This computer program is a work of the United States > C Government and as such is not subject to protection by > C copyright (17 U.S.C. # 105.) > > would seem to contradict this: > > C This notice shall not > C be altered or removed from this software and is to be on > C all reproductions.'
Indeed, it sounds very much like one of these "This is public domain, you are not allowed to sell it" nonsense licenses. > However, they have disclaimed copyright, so the only thing that would > forbid removal of the notice would be a US statute. As you are outside the > US you could ignore it, though it would be discourteous not to give credit. *Is* there such an US statute? MfG Kai -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
