Re: Iceweasel and DRM
On 5/19/2014 7:40 AM, Joel Rees wrote:>> On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 11:31
AM, Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> On 5/18/2014 10:26 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
>>>
>>> On 5/19/14, Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I don't care. But if I catch you violating my copyright,
>>>> I will have everything you own.
>>>
>>>
>>> Jerry.
>>>
>>> You speak loudly.
>>>
>>> Zenaan
>>>
>>>
>>
>> And truthfully. Ask your attorney.
>>
>> Jerry
>
> My attorney says your interpretation of the legal support for
> licensing is viewed by the courts as going beyond what the courts
> recognize and what the DMCA, even, allows.
>
My attorney disagrees - and two cases I brought to protect my copyrights
confirm my attorney is correct.
> Significantly beyond, even in the current legal climate of having to
> bow to the content creators.
>
Not in the United States.
> Content creators who seem to forget that they do not create in a
> vacuum, and who often forget their legal obligation of attribution,
> among many other things.
>
It depends on what you create, and if there is any attribution
necessary. Just because you create something does not mean there is
attribution required.
> Just because you can write a program doesn't somehow grant you the
> right that it should run.
>
I never said it did.
> Likewise, just because you can write a license doesn't somehow grant
> you the right to enforce every term you put in it.
>
Unless there is something in the license which violates the law, I can
enforce every term I put in it. That is because YOU have accepted the
terms of the license when using my material. YOUR AGREEMENT makes the
license completely enforceable.
> I'm not sure why you are being so extreme in your assertions, but your
> bluster undermines your argument. And it doesn't encourage anyone to
> respect the terms of licenses.
>
> Perhaps that's your purpose, to undermine the creditability of
content licenses?
>
Nope. It is to point out what copyright law protects. Some people
think just because they got a copy of something they can do anything
they want with it. That is definitely not true.
And I am arguing FOR the terms of the license. And if you don't like
the license, don't use the material. It's easy.
Jerry
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