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Re: A possible GFDL compromise



On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 10:50:17PM -0400, Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
> 
> On Thursday, Sep 11, 2003, at 14:15 US/Eastern, Andrew Suffield wrote:
> >
> >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.
> 
> Fine. Then I raise you GPL Section 6, which prohibits restrictions on 
> the exercise of rights granted in the GPL.
> 
> "You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' 
> exercise of the rights granted herein."
> 
> Distributing on DRM media, with DRM-bits enabled, would seem to violate 
> that rather clearly.

It is fairly clear to me that clause 6 of the GPL deals with
licensing, not technical restrictions.

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