Re: APSL Hidden Nasty's
On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Joseph Carter wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 18, 1999 at 05:36:57PM +0000, Jules Bean wrote:
> > > > AFAIK, minors aren't allowed to violate a copyright any more than any one
> > > > else. It would be nice to hear a lawyer on this, though.
> > >
> > > Minors can not legally be held to contracts in the US, however in the
> > > real world you just watch as this big corporate finds some excuse to sue
> > > their parents....
> >
> > Hmm..
> >
> > I know that the law protects minors from the effects of signed contracts
> > (although I don't know the details), but I'm pretty damn sure that a minor
> > cannot indiscriminately photocopy books without fear of recrimination..
>
> But in the case of a book there's no license. The only contract is the
> contract of handing the person behind the counter money and receiving a
> product. This is about the only contract I have seen upheld in court if
> entered into by a minor without a guardian..
There is a license.
I quote from the book in my hands
"Copyright (c) 1997,1996 O'Reilly and Associates, Inc. All rights
reserved."
Thats a license. The most restrictive around.
Now, you don't know the answer here, and neither do I. You don't think
licenses are enforceable on minors. I find that hard to believe. I
suggest we wait until someone else comes along who can clear this up.
Jules
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