Further followup with the gentleman showed that the document was internal to the company he works for. I let him know that if he restored the "by-line" for the proper credit, then it was perfectly fine for him to distribute the document in his company.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Berin Loritsch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 9:04 AM > To: 'Jakarta General List' > Cc: 'Avalon Developer's List' > Subject: [IMPORTANT] What actions can the ASF take to enforce > copyright? > > > I have been informed by someone who felt it was very > necessary for them to act (they called my home, they sent a > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], > etc.) about a straight up violation of copyright and plagerism. > > The Jakarta documentation in question is the Avalon docs (I > think he was referring to the "Developing with Avalon" > documentation), the actual specifics I am trying to get from > the person. > > Basically, He reported that someone grabbed the documentation > verbatim, ripped my name off, and put his own. The > documentation is specifically released under the ASL 1.1 > (modified only to say documentation instead of software). The > documentation has been donated to the ASF, Jakarta, and > specifically Avalon. > > >From what I know of copyright (I studied it for a week under Al > Schlessinger, > the top lawyer in the field), the copyright is only as good > as its enforcement. I personally do not have a problem with > sharing the information, and donating it to the ASF where it > is free to be distributed at will. I do have a problem when > someone without talent rips off work and passes it off as > their own. To this kind of person, I can tell them to grow > some balls and learn how to write for themselves. > > -- > > "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little > temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." > - Benjamin Franklin > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:general-> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For > additional commands, > e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
