es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) (10/17/90)
Are the programming examples in the Amiga Mail issues which do not reveal secrets allowed to be shown to non-developers? I know of some people at Columbia (a department) which MAY have an interest in purchasing some Amigas, but only if they can do accurate timing to microseconds. I wanted to talk about two specific articles in Amiga Mail about how to do timing, but I don't know if I am allowed. It will likely make the difference between selling Amigas and not selling Amigas. Thanks, -- Ethan Ethan Solomita: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu GorbachevAwards++; free (SovietUnion); IndependentRepublics += 15;
ewout@topcat.cbm.commodore.com (Ewout Walraven - CATS) (10/17/90)
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: > Are the programming examples in the Amiga Mail issues >which do not reveal secrets allowed to be shown to >non-developers? I know of some people at Columbia (a department) >which MAY have an interest in purchasing some Amigas, but only if >they can do accurate timing to microseconds. I wanted to talk >about two specific articles in Amiga Mail about how to do timing, >but I don't know if I am allowed. It will likely make the >difference between selling Amigas and not selling Amigas. Thanks, > -- Ethan Don't see why you couldn't talk about them or use them in a talk. They are examples after all. They are all copyrighted however, so you can't reprint them. >Ethan Solomita: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu >GorbachevAwards++; >free (SovietUnion); >IndependentRepublics += 15;
johno@cbmvax.commodore.com (John Orr - CATS) (10/17/90)
In article <15205@cbmvax.commodore.com> ewout@topcat.cbm.commodore.com (Ewout Walraven - CATS) writes: >es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: > > >> Are the programming examples in the Amiga Mail issues >>which do not reveal secrets allowed to be shown to >>non-developers? I know of some people at Columbia (a department) >>which MAY have an interest in purchasing some Amigas, but only if >>they can do accurate timing to microseconds. I wanted to talk >>about two specific articles in Amiga Mail about how to do timing, >>but I don't know if I am allowed. It will likely make the >>difference between selling Amigas and not selling Amigas. Thanks, >> -- Ethan > >Don't see why you couldn't talk about them or use them in a talk. They >are examples after all. They are all copyrighted however, so you can't >reprint them. > In other words: YES. You can show them to anyone you want. Even your mother. --John >>Ethan Solomita: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu > >>GorbachevAwards++; >>free (SovietUnion); >>IndependentRepublics += 15;
papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) (10/18/90)
In article <15205@cbmvax.commodore.com> ewout@topcat.cbm.commodore.com (Ewout Walraven - CATS) writes: >es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: >> Are the programming examples in the Amiga Mail issues >>which do not reveal secrets allowed to be shown to >>non-developers? I know of some people at Columbia (a department) >>which MAY have an interest in purchasing some Amigas, but only if >>they can do accurate timing to microseconds. I wanted to talk >>about two specific articles in Amiga Mail about how to do timing, >>but I don't know if I am allowed. It will likely make the >>difference between selling Amigas and not selling Amigas. Thanks, |Don't see why you couldn't talk about them or use them in a talk. They |are examples after all. They are all copyrighted however, so you can't |reprint them. That's not entirely accurate. Indeed you CANNOT reprint them in their entirety without a formal release form the copyright holder (Commodore-Amiga), though you can include "selected small portions" (a 10-line code excerpt, for example, taken out of a 2-page program). This is called "fair use", and it is routinely applied to educational and journalistic use. -- Marco -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Xerox sues somebody for copying?" -- David Letterman -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=