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Re: Copyright/License of Debian Constitution



On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 12:52:48PM +0000, Juha Siltala wrote:
> On 2004-07-05, Carl Fink <carlf@fink.to> wrote:

> > Perfectly legal.  Note that WEST SIDE STORY is not ROMEO AND JULIET
> > for copyright purposes.  Yes, ROMEO is in public domain ... but WSS
> > is not, which it would be if it were considered identical to the
> > original.
> 
> Remember when a novel called "Wind Done Gone" or some such was written by 
> a female black Southern author? Mitchell's family were upset.

Mitchell's estate lost in court, properly.
-- 
Carl Fink             carl@fink.to        
Jabootu's Minister of Proofreading
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