On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:30:40 +1100 Andrew Lau <netsnipe@debianplanet.org> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 11:17:50AM +1100, Glenn McGrath wrote: > > Debian developers should be bound by the laws of their own country, > > not the laws of some far off land. > > > > From http://www.spi-inc.org/about: > > SPI was incorporated as a non-profit organization on June 16, > 1997 in the state of New York. Since then, it has become an > umbrella organization for projects from the community. > > Software in the Public Interest happens to own our assets for legal > reasons. Branden, would you like to elaborate on this? Anyway, getting > back to the point, corporations can get to us by suing SPI if we > distribute copyright/law infringing software. > A hypothetical example. Australia doesnt recognise software patents, so as im an Australian residing in Australia, arent i free to do things that in the US (for example) would be considered a violation of a software patent. If i did so and then went to the US, or if Australain law was contradicted by international law then i could be in trouble. Does the fact that im part of a project whose assets are managed by a US non-profit organisation mean im subject to US laws.... i should hope not. If it does then SPI shouldnt be incorportated in the US, rather in some friendlier country. Glenn
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