Hyman Rosen wrote: > > Alexander Terekhov wrote: > > Mah oh man, you're really dense. Before a copy can be made, it (i.e. > > future copy) must first be accompanied by a copy of the GPL? Do you have > > a Time Machine, Hyman? > > What in the world are you talking about? In order to make and > distribute copies of GPLed works, you must include the GPL with > the copies you make and distribute. What's a future copy?
Forget about "and distribute" for a moment. A copy "lawfully made" (e.g. made under authorization) falls under 17 USC 109. So thank you for your permission to distribute but it is redundant and not needed. Now think of a copy being made not containing the text of the GPL in a GPL'd work (a copy of which is being made). A copy of the GPL is another separate copy of the copyright work. Think of a CD accompanied by a copy of the GPL printed on a sheet of paper. What are the condition precedents that must be fulfilled before a CD can be made? See the light now, Hyman? > > Are you trying to say that because the physical process of making > a copy may involve multiple steps, or that the final copy consists > of more than one file, this somehow invalidates the requirement? > > Here's a sample book contract: > <http://www.stonedragonpress.com/sub_contract.html> > 8 EDITING RIGHTS > 1. The Publisher and its agents and employees will not change, > add to, delete, abridge, or condense the text of the work or > change its title without the express, itemized, and specific > written consent of the author. > > Do you believe that, since books are not printed in their entirety all Do you believe that 8.1 term above is a CONDITION PRECEDENT? Go to doctor, Hyman. regards, alexander. -- http://gng.z505.com/index.htm (GNG is a derecursive recursive derecursion which pwns GNU since it can be infinitely looped as GNGNGNGNG...NGNGNG... and can be said backwards too, whereas GNU cannot.) _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
