NODE 07b7f412digital signatures/copyright
Brian D Williams <talon57@well.sf.ca.us>Wed, 2 Feb 94 11:00:59 PST
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A question for Mike Godwin and other attorneys on the list:
Could one make a case that the use of Digital signatures in
messages imply's copyright retention by the author?
Does digital signature=copyright or is it at least equivalent?
Brian Williams
Extropian
Cypherpatriot
"Cryptocosmology: Sufficently advanced comunication is
indistinguishable from noise." --Steve Witham
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NODE 6ebffbacRe: digital signatures/copyright
Mike Godwin <mnemonic@eff.org>Wed, 2 Feb 94 11:25:33 PST
> A question for Mike Godwin and other attorneys on the list:
>
> Could one make a case that the use of Digital signatures in
> messages imply's copyright retention by the author?
I suppose one could, but, really, there's no issue of "copyright
retention" out there. Post something to the Net, and it's copyrighted, and
you hold the copyright. Doesn't matter whether you've digsigged it or not.
> Does digital signature=copyright or is it at least equivalent?
No.
--Mike