Re: Stolen debian logo?
On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 13:37, Richard Hoskins wrote:
> David Clymer <david@zettazebra.com> writes:
>
> > Copyright is roughly "the right to make a copy." If you are given
> > permission to make a copy of a work by the copyright holder, you may
> > do so. Most works are distributed too widely to go around granting
> > permission to everyone who wants a copy, so licenses are written
> > which give one a way to permit people to copy and use a work without
> > the copyright holder having to grant permission directly.
>
> Yes, I understand all that. I want to understand how the store in
> question is violating the GPL in this case. (If in fact the logo is
> under the GPL.) They are not preventing redistribution, withholding
> source, preventing modification, or placing any other additional
> restrictions on distribution or use.
>
I have no idea :o)
The focus of my argument was slightly different from the original topic.
It was a response to "how can something that is 'free' be stolen?",
rather than directly relating to whether the debian logo is being stolen
in this case.
> > ps. Please reply to the list. I'm subscribed.
>
> Sorry. My bad. It was a mistake, not my policy.
>
I thought that was probably the case, but wanted to make sure; no
worries.
-davidc
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