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Re: Copyright/License of Debian Constitution



On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 04:32:19PM -0400, Carl Fink said
> On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 02:55:28PM -0400, Travis Crump wrote:
> 
> > a) Go try and 'reword' a book and try to pass it off as your own.
> 
> 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.

Anyone can effectively assert copyright of public domain works, so WSS
could be R&J with s/romeo/trogdor/, and still be subject to
$modern_whoever's copyright.

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