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<blockquote data-quote="merton_monk" data-source="post: 288907" data-attributes="member: 4361">CopyrightsHere is a website that I continually check back on whenever I need to refresh myself on copyrights.<a href="http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html" target="_blank">http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html</a>You do not need to vigorously defend copyrights - you need to vigorously defend trademarks.&nbsp; We defend trademarks in PCGen by clearly indicating the owner of the trademarks and copyrights.I appreciate, and I think everyone should, the discussion about legalities.&nbsp; As dry as it is and as (occasionally) emotional it is, it is necessary as a way to (as Ranger put it) make sure out bases are covered.Few things about how all these licenses affect software are very clear - it's murky at best.&nbsp; That combined with the fact that a company can still win a meritless or very weak suit based upon the ability to afford lawyers puts another dimension on this whole issue.&nbsp; Still, we are trying to be conscientious and legal - not only to protect ourselves, but to make sure we don't accidentally contribute to the detriment of any works we reference. We enjoy a lot of support from publishers because of this, and I have every intention of maintaining those good relations - which would be impossible to do if any of them viewed us as a threat to their work in any kind of way.Bryan McRoberts</blockquote>

[QUOTE="merton_monk, post: 288907, member: 4361"] [b]Copyrights[/b] Here is a website that I continually check back on whenever I need to refresh myself on copyrights. [url]http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html[/url] You do not need to vigorously defend copyrights - you need to vigorously defend trademarks. We defend trademarks in PCGen by clearly indicating the owner of the trademarks and copyrights. I appreciate, and I think everyone should, the discussion about legalities. As dry as it is and as (occasionally) emotional it is, it is necessary as a way to (as Ranger put it) make sure out bases are covered. Few things about how all these licenses affect software are very clear - it's murky at best. That combined with the fact that a company can still win a meritless or very weak suit based upon the ability to afford lawyers puts another dimension on this whole issue. Still, we are trying to be conscientious and legal - not only to protect ourselves, but to make sure we don't accidentally contribute to the detriment of any works we reference. We enjoy a lot of support from publishers because of this, and I have every intention of maintaining those good relations - which would be impossible to do if any of them viewed us as a threat to their work in any kind of way. Bryan McRoberts [/QUOTE]

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