ajm@ICC.COM (Al Marmora) (04/18/89)
[note - I realize that these are questions for AT&T's legal staff; I'd just like to get an idea of where things stand before pursuing this] Could someone please (briefly) describe what provisions (if any) are made in the software license agreement (commercial) for UN*X (System V Release 3) source code for permitting access to sources by outside contractors? More specifically: Is access by a contractor permitted - on licensee's CPU? on contractor's CPU? If access is permitted, and a product is developed for the licensee which is NOT derived from any AT&T licensed code, can the product be sold by the contractor? What constitutes a derivative work? For example, if software is developed which conforms to an un-published (i.e. documented in the source) interface, is it considered to be a derivative work? Thanks in advance. -- Alfonso J. Marmora Intercomputer Communications Corp. 8230 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236 (513) 745-0500 * FAX (513) 745-0327 * Telex 880590 DOMAIN: ajm@ICC.COM PATH: ...!ukma!spca6!icc!ajm