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1. Depends on the license. You should speak with a lawyer if you have any doubts.

2. Copyright is a complex subject. Its quite possible that much of a program is exempted from copyright for various reasons. You should speak with a lawyer if you have any doubts.

3. Depends on the license. You should speak with a lawyer if you have any doubts.

4. You should inform the author that they have not specified a license model and that you would like clarification. You should speak with a lawyer if you have any doubts.

5. You should speak to a lawyer about the first point. The second point i believe is more clear: ST is a technique, so it is quite possible that a given instance of the technique is under a copyright, however its quite clear that the technique itself is not copywritable as techniques just arent copywritable. And the fact that the ST is well documented and in print suggests that it is not patented. But if you have doubts about this you should speak to a lawyer, patent law is not for the weak of heart.

6. If the code is released under the Artistic license you are fairly free to use the code as you choose. You should speak to a lawyer for specific interpretations of your rights.

In short none of this stuff is within the remit of this site or of TPF. If you want a site that does deal with stuff like that wander over to http://groklaw.com. But even there you will find advice that more or less boils down to If in doubt, speak with a lawyer.

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In reply to Re^2: The Perl Foundation Wants to Hear From You by demerphq
in thread The Perl Foundation Wants to Hear From You by Ovid

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