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Software and Copyright

Post by richmond62 » Fri May 28, 2021 5:42 pm

How long does copyright on software last for?

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Re: Software and Copyright

Post by FourthWorld » Fri May 28, 2021 6:22 pm

Depends on the jurisdiction. If memory serves, in the States copyright protections last the life of the author plus 70 years.
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Re: Software and Copyright

Post by richmond62 » Fri May 28, 2021 8:35 pm

the life of the author plus 70 years.
Well, I know that everyone will want my software in 2121; but I wonder how they will get it to work. 8)

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Re: Software and Copyright

Post by mwieder » Sat May 29, 2021 5:33 pm

Easy. They'll just launch LiveCode 109.6.2.
Still buggy, but it'll support flying cars.

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Re: Software and Copyright

Post by richmond62 » Sat May 29, 2021 6:47 pm

flying cars
When I was 10 (in 1972) our schoolteacher piously informed us that when we were about 35
we'd all be moving around in flying cars . . . 24 years after I was 35 I am still waiting . . .

Needless to say, there is a unit churning out the same utter crap in one of the EFL books I use.
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flyingcar.jpg
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Still buggy
Nasty dig: but, especially considering current events, probably entirely accurate.

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Re: Software and Copyright

Post by mwieder » Sat May 29, 2021 7:58 pm

Heh. You think fender benders are bad now, wait till they start flying.

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