Quoting Don Armstrong ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > The absense of a statutory mechanism isn't really at issue here. There > are hosts of contractual forms for which there is no applicable > statute.[1] The US legal system is not statute bound, as it is a > common law system.
Allow me to reiterate, then, what I believe I've already mentioned once before: There is also an absence of caselaw. > > Sundry warranty issues. > > Warranty isn't a duty of ownership. Warranty is a duty of a provider, > distributor or retailer. You seem to be being willfully dense: If I put my name on a piece of software and it becomes publicly available in a lawful fashion and is claimed to have harmed someone, I am likely to face liability claims. For that purpose, it really doesn't matter who was the provider/distributor/retailer. > In both cases, you have the a person who is presumably the copyright > holder making the statement. If they're not the copyright holder, you > have a problem. If they are, you're ok. You seem to be being willfully dense: As I've already clarified, murky title and permission problems correlate strongly in my experience to assertions of public domain status -- as is not the case with statements of BSD-licensing. > That's a problem with people making false statements, rather than a > problem with the concept of placing a work into the public domain > itself. You seem to be being willfully dense: As I've already clarified, those erroneous statements correlate strongly in my experience to assertions of public domain status -- as is not the case with statements of BSD-licensing. > What seems to be occuring here is a conflating of facts and law. This allegation is incorrect. I have made assertions in both realms, but have made them separately. If you wish to more clearly understand what I wrote, I suggest you re-read. -- Cheers, The genius of you Americans is that you never make Rick Moen clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves [EMAIL PROTECTED] that make us wonder at the possibility that there may be something to them that we are missing. --Gamel Abdel Nasser