Re: .Net Copyright

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From: Auric__ (not.my.real_at_email.address)
Date: 05/07/04 

Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 17:46:42 -0700

On Fri, 7 May 2004 12:23:20 +1200, spamfurnace wrote:

>Howdy,
>
>I'm no legal beagal but from what i understand if you want to own the rights
>to an idea you need a patent. If you cant get a patent then your next best
>option is a copyright. However anyone can get around copyright simply by
>ensuring their functionality albeit the same, is produced in a slightly
>different way.
>
>Does this mean that simply rewriting C# code in VB is enough to bypass
>copyright?
>
>Thanks
>Richard

Nope - that would be a "derivative work", meaning your VB was based on
the C#, and legally belonged to the original author. 

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