On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 09:11:22PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Colin Watson writes: > > Software can be placed into the public domain by deliberate action of the > > (former) copyright holder. > > The public domain is mentioned in US copyright law only in the context of > expiration and there is no evidence of which I am aware that Congress ever > considered the possibility of an author wanting to place his work in the > public domain. I suspect that they assumed that no one would want to do > such a thing with anything of enough value to litigate over.
I'm not a US citizen, so I have limited interest in US law here. :) I'm under the strong impression that it's possible to disclaim copyright entirely under UK law, although I can't give you a reference. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
