[AccessD] Database Patent

That's not the point, the for loop is like 'the sky is blue'.  You can't
copyright a common word, nor can you copyright a single command of code.
You can't really copyright a statement either, with both code and
writing.  You can however, copyright a collection of statements.

Drew

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 3:33 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Database Patent

I agree -- but how many of us would come up with the same exact For loop
as
you? There's a difference between code and solutions. 

Susan H. 

Only if you copied someone's code without their consent.

When we co-wrote articles, we were both compensated for our
contributions.
If you were to write an article based on code someone posted on here,
while
it might be uncouth to not give credit, the code was posted to a public
forum, with no copyright restrictions.  If you were to make money off
such
an article, legally, the person who wrote the code could fight for
compensation/credit, since it was copyrighted as they wrote it.

Just like words in a story, code in a program is protected by copyright.

For i=1 to 100
	Debug.print i
Next i

That would be hard to fight for credit, just like 'The sky is blue.'
Would be hard to fight for credit.  However, a full blown function or
application is just as protected as a story.  Now, you could write a
story
about a little girl and three bears.  And as long as YOU wrote the
story,
with your style, thoughts, ideas, etc. it would be your story.  I could
also
write about a little girl and three bears, and as long as I wrote it,
with
my style, thoughts, ideas, etc. it would be MY story.  If my story was
really identical to yours, then there could be a copyright battle.  Take
movies, how many movies have identical plots, characters, etc.  There
has to
be enough of it that is different otherwise it would be plagiarism.

Drew

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