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Subject: Re: [Forwarded e-mail from Alexander O. Yuriev] 
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Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 19:04:18 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> > Yep, but since it's copyrighted, he rules what happens to anything
> > that closely resembles HIS daemon.
> 
> 	I wonder if he can copyright something I owned ten years before?  Seems
> odd that he can do that without having inherited the rights.

When you say "own" do you mean in the legal sense?  If not, then sure!
Just like two people inventing the laser or the telephone - the first
one with the patent wins. :-)

					Jordan