Proprietary software for Linux

[David Starner]

On Tue, Nov 30, 1999 at 09:17:56PM -0800, Gabe Wachob wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Mark Wells wrote:
> 
> > Anyway, transfers of copyright don't require a formal
> > contract--work-for-hire is an obvious counterexample.
> 
> Actually, there *is* a writing requirement for transfer of copyright in
> the United States. See 17 U.S.C. s 204(a):
> 
> "A transfer of copyright ownership, other than by operation of law, is not
> valid unless an instrument of conveyance, or a note of memorandum of the
> transfer, is in writing and signed by the owner of the rights conveyed or
> such owner's duly authorized agent."

<applause>
These arguments about the law are usually just smoke and BS. Thanks for some
actual verifiable & verified facts. 

-- 
David Starner - dstarner98 at aasaa.ofe.org
I see no trend at all, except toward women playing mean and ugly 
sociopaths who are good at killing and who enjoy dark powers. Maybe 
it's just my friends?
	-- Dr. Kromm, on who plays what type of character in RPGs