Bernd Jendrissek wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Alexander Terekhov > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Bernd Jendrissek wrote: > >> employee's own machine, I wonder if that might require a pro forma > >> redistribution (into RAM) of an incidental copy, in which case the > >> employee *would* be redistributing (to hirself) *as an agent* of hir > > > >Hey GnuPGP junkie, > > Hey Armenian Thanksgiving Turkey,
Respect, respect. Oh, you know, my GNU undercover handle is "alt". > > >"redistribution (into RAM)" is covered by 17 USC 117 (and equivalent > >"Limitations on exclusive rights: Computer programs" copyright > >provisions in all WIPO nations). It doesn't need a license. > > I didn't say it did. > > Do you need a licence for any copies you may make subsequent to putting > one into RAM for running? It depends. > Would I need a licence to make a legal copy > of 'cp' if 'cp /proc/self/mem /tmp/newcp' actually did something useful? Nope. You can now use "newcp" instead of you old "cp". Falls under 17 USC 117. regards, alexander. _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list Gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
