* Ben Finney: > (Please follow the Debian mailing list code of conduct. I didn't ask > for personal copies of messages also sent to the list.) > > Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> * Ben Finney: >> > If not, this does appear to me to be a policy bug. Such a bug must >> > be fixed either by removing the package from Debian or by getting >> > a clear, correct statement of copyright for the work from the >> > copyright holder, and recording that in 'debian/copyright'. >> >> Usually, it's argued on this list > > I'm presuming "this list" refers to debian-legal, as opposed to the > other list in this discussion.
Oops. Sorry. >> that a requirement for precise >> information on the copyright holder fails the Dissident Test. > > I've not seen the Dissident test applied that way. <http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2005/01/msg00821.html> and the surrounding discussion seems pretty instructive. > I don't see that the Dissident test applies to the copyright holder The issue is that someone who modifies and distributes a work may well turn into a copyright holder. > (as opposed to recipients of the work), nor that it's non-free to > require the copyright holder to be personally identifiable. I strongly agree. Only works whose copyright status is verifiable can be free. Unfortunately, some people disagree. 8-( -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
