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Date: 17 Sep 2001 11:57:01 -0400
Message-ID: <20010917155701.13554.qmail@lizard.curl.com>
From: Jonathan Kamens <jik AT curl DOT com>
To: cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu
CC: robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au, cygwin-developers AT cygwin DOT com
In-reply-to: <3BA3943B.2090502@ece.gatech.edu> (message from Charles Wilson on
	Sat, 15 Sep 2001 13:47:39 -0400)
Subject: Re: how-xxx-works.txt
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>  Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 13:47:39 -0400
>  From: Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
>  
>  You have to own (and "declare") copyright before you worry about what 
>  license to distribute the work under.

Actually, under the Berne Copyright Convention, to which most
civilized countries in the world adhere, you don't have to explicitly
declare a copyright for material to be copyrighted.  The only point of
having a declared copyright is to prevent infringers from being able
to use an "innocent infringement" defense.  Also, if the material has
an explicit copyright, it's easier to sue for punitive damages.

  jik