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["Brian F. G. Bidulock" <bidulock@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dick,

See, for example:

 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLHardware

--brian

On Wed, 21 Mar 2012, Brian F. G. Bidulock wrote:

> Dick,
> 
> Because only artistic works, software and chip masks are
> protected by copyright (internationally).  Functional items
> such a PCB boards are not protected.  Using library data to
> make a board is "using" your copy of the data anyhoo: not
> copying it and distributing it...  So you can make whatever
> boards you want from the library data and your boards will
> not be subject to any copyright provisions the author of the
> data attempted to attach to them.  This also appies to entire
> board designs.
> 
> --brian
> 
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2012, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
> 
> > On 03/21/2012 07:21 AM, Brian F. G. Bidulock wrote:
> > > Miguel,
> > >
> > > Printed circuit board designs are not protected under copyright.
> > >
> > > --brian
> > 
> > Why not?
> > 
> > 
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bidulock@xxxxxxxxxxx    � world; the unreasonable one persists in  �
http://www.openss7.org/ � trying  to adapt the  world  to himself. �
                        � Therefore  all  progress  depends on the �
                        � unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw �