Re: A possible GFDL compromise

[Bob Hilliard <hilliard@debian.org>]

Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:

>     IIRC, the specific section that most people are refering to is:
>
>        You may not use technical measures to obstruct or control the reading
>        or further copying of the copies you make or distribute.
>
> This means that you cannot publish them under DRM systems to restrict
> the possessors of the copies.  It isn't supposed to refer to use of
> encryption or file access control on your own copy.
>
> I will talk with our lawyer and see if that sentence needs to be
> clarified.

     I believe modifying that section to read "copying of the copies
you make and distribute" would eliminate may objections.
         ^^^

Regards,

Bob
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