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Of course it is a derived work.


Maybe not so obvious. If you read a book, are you a derivative work?


Soo reading the Kama Sutra leads to derivative "work" too :)


I read a Java book and created programs using knowledge given in the book. Is my program a derived work?


A book on Java was written to teach you Java, so it would be foolish to claim any copyright on your program.


That opens some interesting questions...




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