Re: Copyright Protection for Programming Languages

You wrote:
>
>Is anyone aware of any direct authority on the question of copyright
>protection (or lack thereof) for programming languages, such as BASIC?
>
>I assume that there is a distinction to be made between:
>
> 1- the syntax
> 2- the grammar generally
> 3- the vocabulary of command words
> 4- the software engine, such as an interpreter or compiler, which
> implements the language
>
>
>Jordan Breslow
><jordan_breslow[_at_]ccmail.geoworks.com>

There are several cases on the protection of languages. I am aware that certain parts of Basic are or may be public domain as they were developed in the 60 in a college somewhere and those placed them in the public domain.

However, Microsoft claims protection for its language as do others. I believe that they are correct and can make it stick.

J Dale Debber)
<debber[_at_]ix.netcom.com> Received on Fri Dec 09 1994 - 02:34:18 GMT