# HG changeset patch
# User Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
# Date 1364829291 0
# Node ID e4ee3818a033aebfbb95a312678863767e12f497
# Parent  a76185df00651525566b88e8f63093230441fc49
description of copyright.

diff -r a76185df0065 -r e4ee3818a033 org/patents.org
--- a/org/patents.org	Mon Apr 01 15:14:39 2013 +0000
+++ b/org/patents.org	Mon Apr 01 15:14:51 2013 +0000
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@
 (This is all based on my knowledge of American patent/copyright law.)
 
 * Copyright is normally a negative force
-
+  
+  Copyright is something the you are automatically granted whenever
+  you create a work in some permanent form; you don't have to request
+  it or anything. It lets you prevent other people from copying your
+  work, reading your work, or creating derivitave works based on your
+  work. 
 
 
 * GPL uses copyright as a positive force