21 Aug
2015
21 Aug
'15
5:44 p.m.
And...
We have a new question. What would have been the first piece of
copyrightable software?
Rod
On 21/08/2015 18:31, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 08/21/2015 10:11 AM, Rod Smallwood wrote:
Yes OK and "very long" would be?
It varies by country. In the case of the USA, 95 years from
publication (for older works) Other countries employ the author's
life+x years (usually 50 or 70)--live to a ripe old age and your
copyright can run for a very long time.
In the USA, the rule of thumb is that you're generally safe with works
published before 1923, which, I imagine does not include much computer
software.
--Chuck