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Re: A possible GFDL compromise



On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 07:37:48PM -0400, Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
> 
> On Monday, Sep 8, 2003, at 18:07 US/Eastern, Andrew Suffield wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 11:15:09PM +0200, Alexandre Dulaunoy wrote:
> >>>The subject under discussion is a license which prohibits 
> >>>distribution
> >>>on DRM media.
> >>
> >>Not on media.  On technical methods that limit the  free access to the
> >>documentation.
> >
> >This restriction *does* prohibit distribution on DRM media.
> 
> No, it doesn't. CDs have a SCMS, which is a form of DRM. Yet, if we 
> chose not to utilize the DRM features of the CD format, we can 
> distribute on CDs.
> 
> As long as we do not obstruct reading or copying, we're fine. The fact 
> that the media, the software, the whatever has the capability to do so 
> is irrelevant.

You are stretching the term "DRM media" in order to construct a straw
man. As such, your argument is irrelevant. My original point stands
uncontested.

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