>> Yes, if the code is written whilst being employed by a
 >> company (ie they have the copyright), does the work become PD
 >> 50 years after the death of the original employee who wrote
 >> it, or 50 years after the company folds?  BFN.

 dn> Who owns title (ie the copyright)? Surely you can figure even this out for
 dn> yourself.

Actually, that's another point.  This question was originally raised by
someone else in PUBLIC_DOMAIN.  So I'll pass on your constructive comments
to the original poser of the question, plus all the other imbeciles that
were inhabiting the echo at the time (hi Rod Speed et al).  BFN.

Paul

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