On 28 Feb 2012 17:04:12 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >Creating and distributing? > >Creating derivative works is a right reserved to the copyright holder. You >violate the copyright owner's rights simply by *making* a derivative work >(in the absence of a license to do so). It does not matter if you intend to >distribute it only to people already licensed for the original work. > >Please save the flames: I am not making up the law, just reporting it.
Given the intent of **.SAMPLIB datasets, there should be a member in each of those datasets clearly stating what is and isn't allowed. Based on my use of them back in the 1970's and 1980's and MICHMODS/CBT tape derivatives I doubt that IBM could assert rights at this late date but this is a practical, not a legal opinion. I base it on the widespread use and the amount of animosity it would cause in the customer base. I can just see a judge or a lawyer asking why samples were distributed in a manner that said they were examples if they weren't to be copied and modified as needed. Clark Morris > >Charles > >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >Of Paul Gilmartin >Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:47 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Originality (was: Duplicating SYSOUT ...) > >On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:20:50 -0500, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: >> >>If you're licensed for z/OS then you're licensed for the members of >>SAMPLIB. >> >Including creating derivative works? Where can I find this in writing? May >I distribute such derivative works at > >least to other z/OS licensees? I suppose it's my responsibility to verify >the license. > >I wonder how much code on cbttape.org is derivative of SAMPLIB or of >examples in reference manuals? > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
