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Subject:Using technical information from another company From:Katherin King <kking -at- BROOKTROUT -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 9 Sep 1997 09:46:12 -0400
I'm documenting a feature which integrates our software with another
company's hardware. I want to provide an overview of the hardware component,
but I don't know enough about it to write anything from scratch. Can I use
their description? Do I have to reword it, or can I use it "as is"? Does
this fall under copywrite law or something?
Kathy King
Technical Writer
kking -at- brooktrout -dot- com
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