Re: Results for Debian's Position on the GFDL
Raul Miller writes:
> On 3/15/06, MJ Ray <mjr@phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> >
> > That situation isn't my main concern. File permissions clearly
> > "obstruct or control the reading or further copying of the copies
> > you make or distribute" as well as meet the definition of a
> > technological measure.
>
> Only when file permissions that you control are applied to copies
> you distribute to someone else. If you've given someone else a
> copy and they can't control the file permissions on a copy, that
> would be a problem.
>
> But I don't see why this should be considered a serious issue.
It is a serious issue because the GFDL clause that MJ Ray quoted above
is clearly not restricted to copies that you distribute. It says
"copies that you make or distribute".
Michael Poole
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