Perl vs. Copyrighting smileys


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Perl vs. Copyrighting smileys

by Popcorn Dave (Abbot)

on Dec 17, 2008 at 19:09 UTC ( #731027=perlnews: print w/ replies, xml )

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Not really news but I didn't know where else to put it. Today's UserFriendly.org combats the Russian businessman who has copyrighted the smileys by using Perl.

To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable - Barry Goldwater

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Re: Perl vs. Copyrighting smileys by zwon (Monsignor) on Dec 17, 2008 at 19:29 UTC
AFAIK he has registered `:-)` trademark, it's not the same as copyright and it's valid only in Russia. So you can still smile for free ;)	[reply]
Re: Perl vs. Copyrighting smileys by cog (Parson) on Dec 18, 2008 at 12:16 UTC
According to Russia Today, "Russia’s patent authority, Rospatent, has ruled that the smiley graphic cannot be registered as a trademark."	[reply]
Re^2: Perl vs. Copyrighting smileys by Popcorn Dave (Abbot) on Dec 18, 2008 at 20:17 UTC
Victory! :-) To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable - Barry Goldwater	[reply]
Re: Perl vs. Copyrighting smileys by mr_mischief (Prior) on Dec 19, 2008 at 16:45 UTC
Unfortunately, the smiley used in the comic is not syntactically valid. ;-)	[reply]

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