Using ideas presented in papers
andrew cooke
andrew at acooke.org
Sun May 25 19:55:44 UTC 2003
you don't need permission in general to do what someone says in a
paper, but it makes sense to contact the authors in case there are
additional restrictions (eg patents). you also shouldn't cut+paste
code. i would expect most people to be pleased to hear from someone
who wants to use their ideas.
ianal
andrew
HNBeck at t-online.de (Hans Nikolaus Beck) writes:
> if I want to implement an algorithm or visualization technique in an
> open source project (in fact: squeak) which was presented in a
> public paper (in this case IEEE Computer Graphics & Visualization), do
> I need the agreement of the authors ? That's a question related to the
> current situation of software patents and copyright as given by law of
> USA. My feeling says: I need the agreement.
>
> Greetings
>
>
> Hans
>
>
>
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