To clarify: I meant intangible (misspelled it as "intagable") silly dak.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property Alexander Terekhov wrote: > > David Kastrup wrote: > > > > Alexander Terekhov <terek...@web.de> writes: > > > > > David Kastrup wrote: > > >> > > >> > 2) Copyright law seems even in the US holds that nonexclusive licenses > > >> > are clearly indivisible and do not automatically grant sublicense > > >> > rights (a sublicense being a new license issued by a licensee). > > >> > > >> The GPL is used for distributing the work as a whole. > > > > > > The GPL just can't apply to the BSDL licensed material because the > > > BSDL doesn't grant sublicensing rights you idiot. > > > > Again: as opposed to patents, copyright applies to rights connected with > > physical copies. > > Copyright licenses apply to *intagable* "works" just like patent intangible > licenses apply to *intagable* intangible > "inventions" you moron. > > http://web.mit.edu/osp/www/IP_NDA%20Roundtable%20Handout_10_4_07.pdf > > "Definitions: > > IP is a category of intangible rights protecting the products of human > intellect that is unique and/or non-obvious with some value in the > marketplace, including ideas, inventions, literary creations, unique > names, business models, industrial processes, computer program code, > etc. patent, trademark, copyright, mask work, and trade secret are > wellknown examples of Intellectual Property. > > Patent is a governmental grant of right, privilege and authority for any > useful, novel, and nonobvious inventions. A patent gives the holder the > exclusive right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering > to sell, and importing any patented invention. Note, however, that a > patent does not provide the holder any affirmative right to practice a > technology, since it may fall under a broader patent owned by others; > instead, your patent only provides the right to exclude others from > practicing it. > > Copyright is a property right in original works of authorship which have > been fixed in any tangible medium of expression in the particular > literary work, musical work, computer program, video or motion picture > or sound recording, photograph, sculpture, etc. A copyright owner has > the exclusive right to reproduce the work, prepare derivative works, > distribute by sale or otherwise, and display or perform the work > publicly. In contrast to a patent which protects the idea, copyright > covers the artistic expression." > > Hth, uh retard dak. regards, alexander. P.S. "I'm insufficiently motivated to go set up a GNU/Linux system so that I can do the builds." Hyman Rosen <hyro...@mail.com> The Silliest GPL 'Advocate' P.P.S. "Of course correlation implies causation! Without this fundamental principle, no science would ever make any progress." Hyman Rosen <hyro...@mail.com> The Silliest GPL 'Advocate' -- 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 gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss