On Thu, 12 May 2005, Raul Miller wrote: > > And, I might add, this is another respect in which the FSF FAQ verges > > upon the dishonest. Since 17 USC 117 explicitly limits the scope of > > what can be considered infringement under section 106, it also > > nullifies any claims of contributory infringement when a distributor > > arranges for things to be combined at run-time. > This doesn't do anything for the distributor of copyright infringing > software. 17 USC 117 only protects users of that software.
But doesn't contributory infringement require that you're contributing to someone's direct infringement? So protecting users (by making their actions not be direct infringement) has the effect of protecting distributors too. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
