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Re: A possible GFDL compromise



On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 13:08:14 -0400
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
>     IIRC, the specific section that most people are refering to is:
> 
>        You may not use technical measures to obstruct or control the reading
>        or further copying of the copies you make or distribute.
> 
> This means that you cannot publish them under DRM systems to restrict
> the possessors of the copies.  It isn't supposed to refer to use of
> encryption or file access control on your own copy.
> 
> I will talk with our lawyer and see if that sentence needs to be
> clarified.

Thanks very much :)

I too have consulted a lawyer here (in Canada), and if you could get
back to me with the results of your discussion (if you don't post them
to the list anyways, which I'm sure everybody would prefer), I'd very
much appreciate it.

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