Copyright applies to any creative work (creative in a fairly broad sense of the word).
The listing is undoubtedly licensed material of IBM, and would undoubtedly be subject to copyright. Correct, the copyright of the movie "Spiderman" would not apply to the script, but the script would nonetheless be subject to copyright of its own, from the moment it was "set in tangible form." Ditto for sound recordings and sheet music. That is Title 17 USC, not vendor legalese. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerhard Adam Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 12:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [z390] Anyone want Source code listing of last VSE program product Supervisor? > Maybe I'm missing something, but isn't a licensed and copyrighted > program a > licensed and copyrighted program -- either in part or as a whole? If I > print that licensed program on paper, does it stop being a licensed > program? It seems that that would be covered by a non-disclosure agreement. In other words, it would be no more protected than someone providing you with microfiche from that same period. In fact, I could have microfiche without having a software license, because it isn't actually a usable product. Perhaps I'm missing something legally, but I don't see this as an issue. Like the example of the Spiderman movie ... I can't make a copy of the Spiderman movie and sell it, but if someone mailed me a copy of the Spiderman movie script [and it wasn't done illegally] then the copyright of the movie wouldn't apply to my selling the script. Just like buying sheet music isn't the same as the piece of music. Of course, the vendor may disagree, but that doesn't mean they have a legal basis for it. However, I can also understand if someone doesn't want to test that theory. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
