[WikiEN-l] Interesting article on restored copyrights in US works between...

[Matthew Brown]

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 9:28 PM,  <WJhonson at aol.com> wrote:
> You are copying the formula.
> You are not stealing the item itself.
> There is quite a difference, sigh or no sigh.
>
> If you are so worn out by this argument, then stop arguing.
>
> In the case of images, you are not copying a formula, you are copying the
> item itself.

You are copying the formula.  There is no item itself to be "stolen".

-Matt