That may be true, but using the important things out of the driver code such as registers, and interupts cannot be copyrighted persay since they exist only to interface with the hardware. :-) Regards, Jason VanDerMark OBOS InputServer Lead -----Original Message----- From: Mat Hounsell [mailto:mat_geek@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 2:46 AM To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [openbeos] Re: OT - Writing Drivers.... Remember that copyright extends beyond just the exact code. If you write the exctly the same code (or close enough) it is considered the same. It is the same as singing a song, changing the names doesn't make it a unique song and so it is bound by copyright.