threedaymonk behaved as a nice, well-intentioned, polite person ought to. however, the copyright claim was completely bogus as was the assertion of control over

threedaymonk behaved as a nice, well-intentioned, polite person ought to. however, the copyright claim was completely bogus as was the assertion of control over the algorithm itself. i think we can all agree that being nice and polite to each other is a good thing, as is respecting the wish's of a fellow engineer out of professional courtesy. we shouldn't be confused about the law though. none of those copyright claims were valid.