Re: A possible approach in "solving" the FDL problem

[Anthony DeRobertis <asd@suespammers.org>]

On Thursday, Aug 14, 2003, at 13:40 US/Eastern, Fedor Zuev wrote:

> JK>However, if you _make_ a copy by using the cp command on your own
> JK>system, you are subject to the rule you quoted, and you can't put 
> it on
> JK>an encrypted filesystem.
>
> 	Again. You demand from licensce to cure a problem,
> nonexistent under any jurisdiction I heard about.
>
> 	Computer is a single "tangible medium", and any internal
> technological process whithin it, you aware or even not aware about
> [...] is completely irrelevant to the copyright, and, consequently, 
> licences.

a) You have completely ignored the argument about encrypted backups.
b) You have failed to consider giving encrypted copies to others. For
   example, over a SSL ("secure") website. Or when opportunistic
   IPSec is common
c) Title 17 USC Sec. 117(a).
d) the precedent of the Napster case, and various others