Michael Torrie <torr...@gmail.com>: > On 06/21/2015 02:58 PM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: >> Converting BASIC games to Python results in derived works, which are >> under the original copyright of the BASIC games. >> >> [...] > > I disagree. Especially where the resulting python program is not a > transliteration (which it certainly won't be) of the original BASIC > programs. As well, these programs implement well-known algorithms and > games. There are only so many ways to implement certain algorithms, > and each implementation is going to be closely similar. The games and > algorithms in his BASIC programs are by no means original or not > well-known and well-discussed.
The court will have to decide if the Python version is a reimplementation or a more or less direct translation of the original. > Also the quoted copyright notice is for the entire work, which is to say > the book. Chris is in no way reproducing the guy's text in whole or in > part--I note that the notice says nothing about fair use. Fair use is not granted. In United States copyright law, fair use is a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders. <URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use> Again, whether a fair use defense applies in this case is for the courts to decide. My guess is it wouldn't apply here. Marko -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
