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Default How to License - 26-07-2006

Well Well Well folks
it seems that there might be a possibility that I might release something in the very near future! ( won't say what it's , gonna be a big surprise )

but what totally got out of focus is How I'm gonna license that piece of work.....just to make sure that no asshole can say :"hey that's mine!"

probably putting my name on a readme file won't be sufficient!
I'm must admit that I'm little late in those legal licensing issues , so any wisdom of yours about this topic?
  
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Default Re: How to License - 26-07-2006

if you live in the US, its automatically copyrighted.





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Default Re: How to License - 26-07-2006

so you mean if I release it with a readme file saying :"hey it's me the author" then I'm legally protected? just that easy?

but what if I don't live in the US?
  
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Default Re: How to License - 27-07-2006

You can create your own license and put it in to the first lines of some .cpp file. Else if you want to use already public license read the GPL and the BSD one and make your chose, just put a text file with the license in to the folder of the sources and thats all, you are protected. Well you can look in EULA too.
  
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Default Re: How to License - 27-07-2006

Just write "Copyright (c) <year> <name of the author>" at the top of each of the source files.
And then, you can put the following text if you want others to use in any way:
PHP Code:
Redistribution and use in source and binary formswith or without
modification
are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met
:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
   notice
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
   notice
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
   documentation 
and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
   may be used to endorse 
or promote products derived from this software
   without specific prior written permission
.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIESINCLUDINGBUT NOT LIMITED TOTHE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY 
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED
.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECTINDIRECTINCIDENTALSPECIALEXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES 
(INCLUDINGBUT NOT LIMITED TOPROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
OR SERVICESLOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITYWHETHER IN CONTRACTSTRICT
LIABILITY
, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISEARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE 
USE OF THIS SOFTWAREEVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE

Or, put the following text if you don't want others to take your program without making her modified code available:

PHP Code:
This program is free softwareyou can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundationeither version 2
of the License
, or (at your optionany later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTYwithout even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY 
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General 
Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program
; if notwrite to the Free Software
Foundation
Inc., 51 Franklin StreetFifth FloorBostonMA  02110-1301USA
...and then include a copy of this with the package.
  
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