From: rich@example.invalid   
      
   mm0fmf  wrote:   
   > Consider the following situation....   
   >   
   > Someone has published all the source for a project in C on GitHub.   
   > There is no licence statement, just a copyright notice with the date and   
   > author's name.   
      
   Under US law, that means the author holds the copyright, and has not   
   granted anyone else any rights to copies.   
      
   > If I take the source and clone the functions so they have the same   
   > prototypes but write them in assembler and have the same flow, is this a   
   > derivative work?   
      
   If this is more than a hypothetical question, then you should consult   
   with an attorney.  Reality is, whether it is deravitive will depend   
   upon the author filing a suit, and a court finding that it is a   
   derivative.   
      
   > Or is the assembler version my work to licence how I feel?   
      
   Given your senario, the new work is questionable, and it would likely   
   take a lawsuit to settle the question.   
      
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