On 3/14/06, MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Raul Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > File permissions have little or nothing to do with enforcing copyright. > > > > File permissions are an all or nothing mechanism. You either have > > given a person a copy of the copyrighted material, or you have not. > > Thereby, it can prevent unauthorised copying and meets the above > definition, as far as I can see.
Same thing goes for a wooden door -- a wooden door can prevent unauthorized copying, in the sense you're using Same thing goes for a brick wall -- a brick wall can prevent unauthorized copying, in the sense you're using. Same thing goes for the atlantic ocean -- the atlantic ocean can prevent unauthorized copying, in the sense you're using. Notice a trend here? None of this has anything to do with preventing someone who has a copy from making unauthorized copies. > The other things you mention are how technological measures are > sometimes used, but that's not how it's phrased in law or in the FDL. Do you seriously believe the GFDL prohibits the atlantic ocean? -- Raul
