Re: Results for Debian's Position on the GFDL

["Raul Miller" <moth.debian@gmail.com>]

On 3/14/06, MJ Ray <mjr@phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> "Raul Miller" <moth.debian@gmail.com>
> > File permissions have little or nothing to do with enforcing copyright.
> >
> > File permissions are an all or nothing mechanism.  You either have
> > given a person a copy of the copyrighted material, or you have not.
>
> Thereby, it can prevent unauthorised copying and meets the above
> definition, as far as I can see.

Same thing goes for a wooden door -- a wooden door can prevent
unauthorized copying, in the sense you're using

Same thing goes for a brick wall -- a brick wall can prevent
unauthorized copying, in the sense you're using.

Same thing goes for the atlantic ocean -- the atlantic ocean can prevent
unauthorized copying, in the sense you're using.

Notice a trend here?  None of this has anything to do with preventing
someone who has a copy from making unauthorized copies.

> The other things you mention are how technological measures are
> sometimes used, but that's not how it's phrased in law or in the FDL.

Do you seriously believe the GFDL prohibits the atlantic ocean?

--
Raul