Bernhard R. Link brl...@debian.org writes:
If this is the case, then I guess we have quite an big problem, as I
guess such code and especially data is to be found in quite a large
amount of places.
Actually, I don't think that's much of an issue. Software seems to be
mostly unaffected as US
Bernhard R. Link brl...@debian.org writes:
* Don Armstrong d...@debian.org [090117 20:01]:
Because NASA as a US government agency can't copyright things it
produces directly, they're usually DFSG free. (It's the equivalent of
public domain in the US.) [Specific examples of work are needed to
* Hendrik Weimer hend...@enyo.de [090120 19:13]:
I just asked someone working on international copyright law. The key
point is that you always have to apply the law of the country where
you want to distribute the work (principle of national treatment,
Schutzlandprinzip in German). So, while
* Sean Kellogg skell...@gmail.com [090119 01:58]:
Having said all that, the meaning of this paragraph -- to me, at least
-- is straight forward. It says that the U.S. Government, having
decided to deny itself a copyright in the U.S., does not preclude
itself from accepting a copyright from a
In message 20090119110756.ga18...@pcpool00.mathematik.uni-freiburg.de,
Bernhard R. Link brl...@debian.org writes
* Sean Kellogg skell...@gmail.com [090119 01:58]:
Having said all that, the meaning of this paragraph -- to me, at least
-- is straight forward. It says that the U.S. Government,
* Don Armstrong d...@debian.org [090117 20:01]:
On Sat, 17 Jan 2009, Miriam Ruiz wrote:
Does anyone know if NASA conditions [1] are DFSG-free? According to
what's written there, it seems to me that they're public domain
(NASA still images; audio files; video; and computer files used in
On Sunday 18 January 2009 02:29:22 am Bernhard R. Link wrote:
* Don Armstrong d...@debian.org [090117 20:01]:
On Sat, 17 Jan 2009, Miriam Ruiz wrote:
Does anyone know if NASA conditions [1] are DFSG-free? According to
what's written there, it seems to me that they're public domain
* Sean Kellogg skell...@gmail.com [090118 19:37]:
The US has done all it can on this via its domestic laws... the relevent
section being:
--
§ 105. Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works
Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the
On Sunday 18 January 2009 03:24:52 pm Bernhard R. Link wrote:
* Sean Kellogg skell...@gmail.com [090118 19:37]:
The US has done all it can on this via its domestic laws... the relevent
section being:
--
§ 105. Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works
Sean Kellogg skell...@gmail.com writes:
Well, lucky for us, I happen to be a trained lawyer. Although, in
the interest of full disclosure, I have not paid by bar dues and
thus am not an actual factual lawyer, but I play one on the internet
from time to time.
Have I said recently how grateful
On Sunday 18 January 2009 10:00:01 pm Ben Finney wrote:
Sean Kellogg skell...@gmail.com writes:
Well, lucky for us, I happen to be a trained lawyer. Although, in
the interest of full disclosure, I have not paid by bar dues and
thus am not an actual factual lawyer, but I play one on the
Does anyone know if NASA conditions [1] are DFSG-free? According to
what's written there, it seems to me that they're public domain (NASA
still images; audio files; video; and computer files used in the
rendition of 3-dimensional models, such as texture maps and polygon
data in any format,
On Sat, 17 Jan 2009, Miriam Ruiz wrote:
Does anyone know if NASA conditions [1] are DFSG-free? According to
what's written there, it seems to me that they're public domain
(NASA still images; audio files; video; and computer files used in
the rendition of 3-dimensional models, such as texture
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