From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2007-03-12T08:05:55+09:00
Subject: Re: GUI With Ruby

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:28:46AM +0900, Eleanor McHugh wrote:
> On 11 Mar 2007, at 16:39, I. P. wrote:
> >EM> absolutely no need for attribution.
> >It's correct only for USA (and probably few other countries). In most
> >jurisdiction public domain works require attribution.
> 
> Interesting. So in those jurisdictions a widely distributed anonymous  
> work wouldn't count as public domain?

If it's public domain *and anonymous*, one typically would cover one's
backside by attributing it to "anonymous" or similarly indicating that
the source is unknown.  Anonymity doesn't make something other than
public domain, but failure to indicate attribution can get one in legal
trouble with even public domain works in certain circumstances.

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