My program reads settings from a specially crafted configuration text file. I supply a sample configuration file together with my program when I ship the program. Is the sample configuration file contents subject to copyright?
+1
A:
Anything you write is covered by copyright. So yes, it could be subject to copyright protection.
The issue is how much damages could you show if someone violated this copyright, which most likely isn't very much.
Paul
2010-05-05 12:01:13
+1
A:
Probably depends on the country where you live.
In Sweden, anythign you write which is "advanced enough" will be covered by copyright. A simple text file may or may not fulfill this requirement, I'm not a lawyer.
erikkallen
2010-05-05 12:04:00