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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I just left an
interesting discussion today on the Hill regarding the Microsoft
settlement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They were discussing
the request of Microsoft’s Windows source code by. <span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>The following discussion points were of interest to me:
1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>does a copyright of a software
cover its underlying source code?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>2) if the source code is published, is it protected from being copied if
it is copyrighted? 3)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>if one views
codes without permission and uses it, has that person violated a copyright? 4)
does copyright law correctly deal with software or should it be updated to
properly deal with these issues and other open source concerns?<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>5)<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>is a trade secret different from a source code secret in the
sense that the software is published and the trade secret is not?</span></font><font
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