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Subject:RE: Is your documentation copyrighted? From:"McClare, Scott" <smcclare -at- neptec -dot- com> To:"'TECHWR-L'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 27 Jan 2000 09:16:23 -0500
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Niesa Page [mailto:Niesa_Page -at- stercomm -dot- com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 5:31 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Is your documentation copyrighted?
>>I'm surprised that no one has pointed out a very obvious reason that a
>>postmarked, sealed envelope actually proves nothing about the ownership of
>>the contents . . .
> No, it doesn't PROVE ownership, what it does is prove who
> OFFICIALLY DOCUMENTED the thing first.
And how do you know that the envelope wasn't mailed empty and unsealed some
time ago?
Take care,
Scott
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Scott A. McClare - Technical Writer
Neptec Design Group Ltd., Kanata, Ontario, Canada
(613) 599-7603 x504
smcclare -at- neptec -dot- com
