>>> So execution of code is not protected by copyright any more than any >>> other machine is. Running some code doesn't interact with the >>> creative parts, only the functional parts, so that's not protected by >>> copyright[1]. This is old news.
Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I disagree with you here. On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 03:00:42PM -0400, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: > Well, maybe I'm mistaken in some way there. Can you explain to me why > and how copyright limits me from running a program against the wishes > of the author? I don't think this is a big issue -- I believe you already stated that you were oversimplifying. Basically, what you were saying is true for a typical class of programs but need not be true for the general case. -- Raul
