Re: Linux and GPLv2#

[Glenn Maynard <glenn@zewt.org>]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 09:55:40AM +0000, Andrew Suffield wrote:
> > > > > Fair use is an American perversion. It does not exist in most of the
> > > > > rest of the world in anything like the same form. Anything that relies
> > > > > on the American notion of "fair use" is non-free, because in the UK
> > > > > that means "Non-commercial use only".
> > > > 
> > > > Out of curiosity, what is it about fair use that makes you call it a
> > > > "perversion"?
> > > 
> > > In opposition to the norm. That's the real definition, once you
> > > discard the arbitrary labels of 'right' and 'wrong'.
> > 
> > Something which is merely "in opposition to the norm" is "unusual".  A
> > perversion is something which is both unusual and worse.  Fair use may
> > be unusual, but I don't really understand how it's worse.
> 
> 'Worse' is purely a matter of perspective. There's irony here...

No, there isn't.  It's very simple.  You called it a "perversion", which means
you think it's worse.  I asked why you think it's a perversion.  (In other
words, "what is your perspective that makes you consider is worse?")  You
won't answer.

-- 
Glenn Maynard