14 Oct
2004
14 Oct
'04
11:56 a.m.
Alexander Terekhov wrote:
I think you got it right. The only question is how much of original and derivative (colloquially) work "deserves" the copyright protection. I bet that in the case of SmartPtr, when honestly applied, filtration step of the AFC test will entirely eliminate copyright protection for any decent implementation.
You'll lose that bet, IMO. Not that it matters.