> You don't seem to understand the concept that if a work does not state
> anything about who can use it, then the default is that nobody (except
> the author) can use it.

Surely the author loses that right the moment they make it available for 
free to the general public? Otherwise you'd end up with the absurd 
situation where I could upload a program or book I wrote to my website, 
wait a few months, then prosecute all the people who read/installed it 
for not having my permission. It would probably never even get to court 
in the first place, the judge would laugh at you.

Actually you've just read my post which is copyrighted to me and you 
don't have my permission to read it. See you in court :-)

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