Re: Results for Debian's Position on the GFDL
On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 05:02:54PM -0500, Michael Poole wrote:
> Plenty. 17 USC 107 defines fair use. Many non-US jurisdictions do
> not have any fair use provisions under copyright law.
Give an example of one.
> > What part of copyright law states that you can only have one backup copy?
>
> 17 USC 117 is what allows you to make a backup copy under US law.
> Again, if you try that outside of the US, your mileage may vary.
17 USC 117 does not say that only one backup copy may be made.
> > > Computer security need not be entirely done away with, just done away
> > > with in the context of works under this license.
> >
> > Since we are only discussing works distributed under this license, it is
> > essentially the same thing.
>
> If they are the same thing, then the GFDL clearly contaminates other
> works stored on the same computer, failing DFSG#9.
Only if you accept this ludicrous line of reasoning.
--Adam
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Adam McKenna <adam@debian.org> <adam@flounder.net>
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