>> dn> including intellectual property.  Public domain does not mean
 >> dn> 'unowned', it means 'owned by the public' as the phrase directly
 >> dn> implies.

 dn> Well, that's what I was taught in school and is confirmed by legal advice
 dn> I've had to seek over the years.  It is a broad generalisation and

I can tell you what though, it's a great quote that I plan to use myself.
People (wankers) keep telling me that Microsoft are going to put a
copyright notice on my PD stuff and that I'm doomed and I'm wasting my time
(while they sit around on their arse telling me how I'm doomed and wasting
my time).  I tell them I would be happy for Microsoft to use my code. 
Reality is that these big companies are also full of wankers who think that
there's something inherently wrong with PD code, and that they should pay
someone for any code they use.  Again, I tell them that I'm happy to sell
it to them, for whatever price they would like to pay.  I've even got a
registered business name, if they'd like to buy it through that.

Paul

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