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Topic: copyright
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legal issues
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publishing
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software patents
Summary
Copyright gives an author legal rights to a work's distribution. Copyright law is decided case by case with reference to written laws and precedence.Copying is intrinsic to digital media. (cbb 11/07)
Subtopic: royalities
Quote: a Hypertext system can enforce copyright since it is a service that provides information [»drexKE12_1987] Quote: Xanadu would have its own copyright convention; agreed upon contractually [»nelsTH_1987] Quote: Xanadu royalty based on bytes delivered to users; offsets publication and storage fees [»nelsTH_1987] Quote: LinkText for Hypertext publishing; may solve distribution, copyright, privacy, and information overload problems [»hansR_1987]
Subtopic: frequent updates
Quote: University Microfilms has a good policy on copyright royalties [»meliN_1986] Quote: copyright holders want market-based pricing; they will not accept fixed fees as in Xanadu [»samuP12_1991]
Subtopic: mangled source
Quote: to avoid piracy, sell a service with frequent updates; since most people don't want yesterday's news [»cbb_1980, OK]
Subtopic: derivative rights
Quote: protect software by 'shrouding' the source code; mangle identifiers, remove comments, and rearrange control structures [»gimpJ3_1989]
Quote: authors will not want to give unlimited rights to make derivatives; like someone cutting your hair without your permission
[»samuP12_1991]
Group: hypertext (44 topics, 786 quotes)
Topic: legal issues (22 items)
Topic: publishing (14 items)
Topic: software patents
(7 items)