Re: Software application copyright opinion

>>>>> On 16 Nov 2003 15:48:32 GMT, Lee Hollaar ("Lee") writes:

 Lee> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (R. Kaushik) writes:
 >> The application is not copyrighted as far as I know and the name also
 >> is not trademearked. But anyway, I want to use a different name.

 Lee> A work gains United States copyright protection automatically when it
 Lee> is first fixed in a medium of expression.  A copyright notice is not
 Lee> required, nor is copyright registration.  It is highly unlikely that
 Lee> the application is not protected by copyright.

He's not copying "the application" (eg. the source code).
He's writing all new original source code.

 Lee> A trademark does not need either state or federal registration,
 Lee> simply that it be used in commerce.

He's not using the same name.