[OpenBIOS] BIOS debug codes.

[Edward Brotsman Dreger]

Nor am I a lawyer... but the worst-case scenario of which I've heard is
for an organization to claim "statutory damages", even if no fee is
charged to the end-users.

Of course, distribution might be considered public performance of a
copyrighted work.

Now, how actual damages can be claimed, I don't know.  Common sense tells
me that information would be free publicity and a plus for the original
source -- e.g., I love the port 80h codes listed in my Epox MVP3G manual!
Thank you Epox! -- not a damage.

Alas, I am trying to be logical.  Did I mention that I'm not a lawyer?

*shrug*

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On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Ross wrote:

>  I am not a lawyer and do not give legal advice.
> I have a little back ground in law as well if you.
> I would suggest if you post this on the web as microsoft
> with the copywright and do not charge for this info there
> should not be any problem its just FYI as in all of the
> PCI spec etc. These have copywright on them there
> are portions all of these specs allo ver the web.
> thats my .02 cents.
> 
> //Ross
> 
> ----------
> > From: M Carling <m at midgard.net>
> > To: openbios at elvis.informatik.uni-freiburg.de
> > Subject: Re: [OpenBIOS] BIOS debug codes.
> > Date: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 7:08 AM
> > 
> > > Does anyone have any opinions on the legality aspect of posting this
> info?
> > 
> > I am not a lawyer and do not give legal advice, however, I have lectured
> > at Stanford law school, and we might not have any lawyers on the list.
> > 
> > I would feel comfortable posting it if there were not a Copyright notice
> > which applied in the jurisdiction in which I were typing.  If there were
> > a Copyright notice and I really wanted to post it, I would write a review
> > of it, and quote from it for review purposes.
> > 
> > M
> > 
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