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Weblog:   Trademark is Not Copyright
Subject:   but attribution is a moral obligation
Date:   2003-06-04 17:35:08
From:   anonymous2
Response to: but attribution is a moral obligation

Hey Lucas!


I agree, but the operative word here is "moral." It would have been nice of them to give reference to the earlier work, but the point is that copyright, not trademark, provides such protection. In any case "give them all your profits because you neglected to provide attribution" is extremely harsh when the work in question is out of copyright.


- richard
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  • Lucas Gonze photo but attribution is a moral obligation
    2003-06-04 22:00:05  Lucas Gonze | O'Reilly Author [Reply | View]

    No doubt the "give them all your profits because you neglected to provide attribution" is just scummy. These guys have balls of steel. Still, I think that hackers have the moral high ground on attribution (e.g. the taboo against code forks) and should push it any chance we get.




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