On Thu, 2006-05-11 at 07:27 +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > Alex Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > [...] - my file permissions don't affect the reading or further > > copying of other people's copies, and the GFDL doesn't entitle people to > > access to my copies. > > Are you claiming the FDL only covers the copying, not the > copyright (clearly nuts IMO: it's a copyright licence)
Nope, I'm not claiming that. There are things other than copying that are covered by copyright. But that sentence above still stands: if I haven't given someone a copy of the document, I don't have an obligation to them. > and that modifying a copy isn't partly making the modified copy > (possible, but I've never found any evidence for that)? It may come down to the process involved, but in general modifying a file isn't making a copy. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be treated the same as modifying something physical: even if there were a copy made in RAM or something while you modified it, it would be treated as temporary and "an integral and essential part of a technological process" (Copyright & Related Rights Act, 2003). The file permissions thing is possibly a red herring, I don't think it would even count as modification of the work. > Call this an argument? ;-) No, I call it "Herbert" :o) Cheers, Alex. _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
