On Sat, 2002-10-26 at 02:39, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > Programmer A sees the code to MS foo. A year later while working on a project > (open or not) he ends up implementing something resembling foo. MS now > claims copyright/trademark on the code. > > This sounds reasonable until you realize that their code covers just about any > type of software you intend to work on later, especially if they are giving > access to the OS guts. That could stop you from working on any OS later.
Another thing to note is that whether Microsoft can or can't *legally* do this (its bordering on restraint of trade) is irrelevant. They have the money and the lawyers. You go directly to jail, and do not pass go. And the law doesn't seem to have been much of a problem for them so far :P Kind Regards Crispin Wellington
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