On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:57:54 -0800, Andy wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > ..since "redlinedit"'s eBay site in no way "contains a notice > > placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under > > the terms of this General Public License." > > Here is your ..<style:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/>que? ;o) > confusion: "redlinedit's eBay site" is not FlightGear. > It is copyrighted by redlineedit* not us, and is not licensed under > the GPL. The GPL covers the software, not the page used to advertise > it. ..correct. And since redlineit's eBay page selling GPL "digital entities", never mentions the GPL, "and nothing else allows it," the whole case defaults to copyright law and criminal law. > Your interpretation would make *any* advertisement of GPL software > illegal if it wasn't done by the copyright holder, and that's clearly > non-sensical. Take a look at the ad banners on Slashdot, for example. ..morale: Mention the GPL and profit. > * Except, arguably, for the screenshots. But even there, I think you > could make a very valid fair use argument that as long as your > distribution is licensed, making screenshots for the purpose of > advertising is fine. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
