Re: Interpreting the GFDL GR
On 3/16/06, Nathanael Nerode <neroden@twcny.rr.com> wrote:
> This is all very well for the DFSG, but I just noticed that the DRM
> restriction, read literally, prohibits placing copies on ftpmaster (since
> access to those copies for most people is blocked by technical measures).
I believe that the reasoning you're using here would also support
the claim that you can't carry a GFDL'd document on a plane which
crosses the atlantic ocean, because that would block copying through
technical measures.
However, I also think that this reasoning is bogus.
It seems clear that the GFDL means "copying" in the sense of copyright
law:
The relevant issue is whether someone who possesses a copy is
allowed to make further copies. Technical measures are measures
which would prevent this.
Technical measures have nothing to do with the case where a
person does not possess a copy of the work. (Which I've
tried to illustrate by bringing the atlantic ocean into the
discussion.)
--
Raul
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