[Adium-devl] NYTimes.com: Ruling Is a Victory for Supporters of Free Software

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Not a great article, but the precedent is important. -Jordan


TECHNOLOGY | August 14, 2008
Ruling Is a Victory for Supporters of Free Software
By JOHN MARKOFF
The federal appeals court in Washington said that just because a software programmer gave his work away did not mean it could not be protected.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/technology/14commons.html?ex=1219377600&en=0f77a48910b273fd&ei=5070&emc=eta1




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