Fwd: Fwd: Serious breach of copyright -- First post

[Dennis Olvany]

>> ...facts are not eligible for copyright.

> I'm afraid you're incorrect.  The work in question is indeed copyrightable
> under the Berne Convention, which many countries have ratified, including
> the United States, where the content is hosted.  The United States, as well
> as many other countries, also have national laws which allow this work 
> to be
> copyrighted.

At best, the article may be considered a derivative work of the 
described software/hardware and therefore the intellectual property of 
the respective manufacturers.