I'm not so much concerned with having the patch itself stolen, as it would be far stronger in a compiled language. I am concerned with being able to show it to grad schools and, of course, to copyright and market the music I compose with it. I don't expect to get paid for the patch, but I expect them to be impressed with the idea for the interface, and I want my name to be attached to it. I take such stories with a grain of salt, and ask everyone I can find for more info. Whether it is true in this case, the student who does months of research and has their teacher publish it is an old story, and one that has sometimes been true.
-Chuckk
On 9/13/05, hard off hard.off@gmail.com wrote:
as far as i know...and from what i heard from miller's talk which was recorded at the icmc recently....the pd licence is really very open...and you can do whatever you want with it nearly.
so what i'm guessing is that it would be up to you to take any steps towards 'owning' or copyrighting your own work.
but really...i find it very hard to believe that anyone would ever try to steal your patches. what would they have to gain? who's going to pay money for patches that run in a system that is otherwise completely open source?
university students....some of them are so full of conspiracy theories....take what they say with a grain of salt i reckon.