On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 04:32:19PM -0400, Carl Fink said > On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 02:55:28PM -0400, Travis Crump wrote: > > > a) Go try and 'reword' a book and try to pass it off as your own. > > Perfectly legal. Note that WEST SIDE STORY is not ROMEO AND JULIET > for copyright purposes. Yes, ROMEO is in public domain ... but WSS > is not, which it would be if it were considered identical to the > original.
Anyone can effectively assert copyright of public domain works, so WSS could be R&J with s/romeo/trogdor/, and still be subject to $modern_whoever's copyright. -- Words of the day: industrial espionage Etacs Blowfish spy AIMSX STARLAN
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