From walt@swcp.com Thu Jul 31 21:21:28 1997 Received: from llama.swcp.com (llama.swcp.com [198.59.115.19]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id VAA23258 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 1997 21:21:24 +0200 Received: (from walt@localhost) by llama.swcp.com (8.8.5/8.8.0) id NAA21556 for SC22WG5@dkuug.dk; Thu, 31 Jul 1997 13:21:20 -0600 (MDT) Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 13:21:20 -0600 (MDT) From: Walt Brainerd Message-Id: <199707311921.NAA21556@llama.swcp.com> To: SC22WG5@dkuug.dk Subject: F77 "standard" It looks like I am again in trouble with the great powers. I am seeking your advice (unofficial, I assume) as to whether to cave in or keep the Fortran 77 standard on our web site, should they try to get me to delete it. It has always been my understanding that under the old copyright rules (at least in the US), a document that is given wide distribution with no copyright notice cannot be copyrighted later (and that ANSI would not be a proper owner of the copyright anyway). I would be willing to take that position if you (collectively) think this is worth doing. > From: Rosemary Maginniss > To: !!! Name deleted to protect the guilty !!! > Cc: Monica Vago > Subject: Reprint Authorization > > Dear !!! > After further discussion with ITI , we regret to inform you that we > cannot grant permission for your intended use of the Fortran 77 > standard, ANSI X3.9-1978 (R1989), that you requested. We normally do > not give permission for any withdrawn standard, but had initially agreed > to an exception in your case for a limited number of copies for a > specific class. However, in light of your intended distribution, we > are not able to grant permission for a broad distribution of an outdated > and withdrawn standard. > > Further, we are researaching the Fortran www site that you indicated. > It appears that there may be some material on that site that is posted > in violation of the copyright, and we are taking the steps to research > it further. We suggest that you reconsider your intention to create a > link to this site on you CD ROM product. If it is determined that > copyrighted material is incorrectly posted on that website, proper steps > will be taken to have it deleted. > > We appreciate your efforts in the standardization field and trust that > you will understand our position. > > Rosemary Maginniss > Director of Contracts > (212) 642-4999 > (212) 398-0023 (fax) > rmaginni@ansi.org