Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games?
Marko Rauhamaa
marko at pacujo.net
Sun Jun 21 16:58:18 EDT 2015
Laura Creighton <lac at openend.se>:
> In a message of Sun, 21 Jun 2015 12:32:46 -0700, "C.D. Reimer" writes:
>
>>Do I need to release my scripts under a license? If so, which one?
>
> You should, because if you don't you could pop up some day and assert
> copyright and sue the hell out of people who use your code, which
> means that many people won't touch it until you license it.
Converting BASIC games to Python results in derived works, which are
under the original copyright of the BASIC games.
>From the given link:
BASIC Computer Games is copyright © 1978 by David H. Ahl, and is
posted on www.atariarchives.org with permission. Do not redistribute,
mirror, or copy this online book.
So a license from David H. Ahl is required before publishing Python
translations.
As for licensing one's own code, you can grant a license (or several),
or you could place your code in the public domain.
Marko
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