Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 13:39:49 +0000
From: "x DOT pons AT cc DOT uab DOT es" <ILGES AT cc DOT uab DOT es>
Subject: legal question
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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Organization: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
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Dear programmers,

I'd like to register the name of a program I have written as well as the
right to distribute it in the way I prefer. I suppose I need
the "register" or the "trade mark" for the first goal and the "copyright"
for the second. Nevertheless, I amb not sure, specially when I think that
perhaps important differences are implied with "(R)" or "TM". For
example, I have noticed that some "informatic-related" computer products
use these different words:

   "(c) -> copyright"  (for example "(c) Microsoft corporation"),
   "(R) -> Registered" (for example "Microsoft (R)" or "MS-DOS (R)"),
   "TM  -> Trade mark" (for example "Windows TM"),
   "patent" and "licence" -> other words I have seen somewhere.

Could someone tell me, please, which is the appropriate "word"
or "words" I should use (and register, of course) and where can I
find information about "where" to go to do it for all the world?

Sorry if this question is not strictly about "programming with DJGPP",
but as my program is compiled with DJGPP and in other forums I only get
non-coherent answers, I've thought perhaps some of you have had the
same problem than I.

Thanks a lot,

XP
x DOT pons AT cc DOT uab DOT es