Re: A question about intellectual property
Alex Caracatsanis wrote:
>
> Discussion about restrictive vs permissive licences recently, prompted me to
> think about this scenario: suppose I see a flowchart algorithm in a
> professional medium (eg a textbook, or professional journal), and I go ahead
> and develop some software heavily based on that algorithm;
> is that software "mine"?
> am I free to sell it as my own product?
> do I have to acknowledge the source of the flowchart?
> do I need to get permission from the author to use the diagram at all?
>
> Thank you
>
> Alex Caracatsanis
If it's just the description of an algorithm it's fine so long as its not
patented. If you're using source code then you need to get the author/publisher's
permission and what they say determines how you can use.
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