Re: Is the GNU FDL a DFSG-free license?
On Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Andrew Suffield wrote:
>On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 04:22:49PM +0900, Fedor Zuev wrote:
>> There, IMHO, is a subtle difference between a creating
>> derivative work, and using a part of work in the completely
>> unrelated other work. But you, of course, may disagree. I just reply
> to the words, and not try to clairvoyant a thoughts.
>You don't get to play word games with "derivative work"; it is
>explicitly defined by copyright law. Both of these constitute
>derivation.
Not exactly. There is a some difference between derivative
work, compilation and quoting even in copyright law.
But this unimportant. This differnece existed in reality
even if it is not reflected in law.
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