Re: [Flightgear-devel] ..is Microsoft trying to claim copyright???, was: Can't Compiler the Simgear

[Gene B. <ge...@de...>]

On Thu, 31 Mar 2011, Arnt Karlsen wrote:

>>>> Hi Everyone:
>>>>
>>>> I Compiler the FlightGear in VS 2008 environment, but the IDE have
>>>> some error so I can't compiler it continue, so I try to compiler
>>>> the Simgear part, it has the error:
>>>>
>>>>> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>>>
>>> ..is Microsoft trying to claim copyright here???
>>> I ask because I have learned quite a few things about their
>>> litigation strategies since 2003 at http://groklaw.net/ ,
>>> I have seen their proxies try similar stunts.
>>>
>> Yeah, god forbid they put a copyright notice in the compiler banner
>> when it starts. *rolls eyes*
>
> ..that, was in no way clear to me.  I totally agree copyright
> holders has every right to put copyright notices everywhere they
> damn please on their own works, however Microsoft acts as seen
> @grokla.net, far too often goes beyond that right.

So instead of asking, "What's with the copyright notice?" you go on some 
stupid rambling commentary about how "teh ebil" Microsoft is.  I've yet to 
see an instance of MS claiming copyright on something they don't own.  If 
you've got a specific citation, I'd love to see it.  Note that "Search 
Groklaw" isn't a citation.

g.


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