I am personally very fond of Eric Sink’s articles on various aspects of the software world. In fact, expect a review of his book on TamsPalm very soon!
Anyways, Erics latest article covers all aspects of licences, trademarks and copyrights. For example, did you know that putting ™ after a name works? Or, did you know that software patents take more than a year to clear?
The post is very short, but a must read nevertheless – so have fun:
http://www.ericsink.com/articles/Intellectual_Property.html
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