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Subject:Re: copyright for software manuals and Help From:Michael Lewis <lewism -at- BRANDLE -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Fri, 2 Jan 1998 17:05:41 +1100
RJBennett1 wrote:
> Can anyone tell me (for sure) how online and hard copy documentation for
> software are copyrighted? It seems to me that both would receive
> protection under the same filing that is made for the software itself.
Much as it is attractive to consider the documentation as part of the
software product, copyright law doesn't see it that way. (Come to that,
most software developers don't see it that way either ...)
Similarly, if you write several manuals in a series (say, a reference
manual, a tutorial guide, and a quick reference card), they are all
separate and have individual protection.
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Michael Lewis
Brandle Pty Limited, Sydney, Australia
PO Box 1249, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012
Tel +61-2-9310-2224 ... Fax +61-2-9310-5056
