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>If so, it *does* seem like a big
>hairy copyright violation to me, since you can't just take a piece of
>someone else's work and put it in your ad without getting permission
>(unless you can somehow make it fit under the fair use guidelines).
Or take the copy from a vintage (say 1920's) version of the dictionary.
After all, the word value hasn't changed much in meaning in the last
70 years or so. A 1920's definition of it might be good enough for your
purposes, and most anything done in 1920 has fallen into the public domain.
Have fun,
Arlen
Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
DNRC 224
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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In God we trust; all others must provide data.
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Opinions expressed are mine and mine alone.
If JCI had an opinion on this, they'd hire someone else to deliver it.
