On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 11:41 PM, Guru Prasath <apras...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Shrinivasan T <tshriniva...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Aren't the publicly funded textbooks by default in public domain? How can a > government say copyrighted? I am confused. > > Quoting from https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/ "To copyleft a program, we first state that it is copyrighted; then we add distribution terms, which are a legal instrument that gives everyone the rights to use, modify, and redistribute.... " While genuine FOSS and Open Access groups tend to keep the spirit and letter of 'openness", the babudom in government and even academia are caught between their real/avowed objectives of serving the society and yearning for control. Fearing the potential abuse of freedom, the tendency is often to clamp down the usage of materials and facilities or put them in the mire of procedures & formalities. Thus, the first step of 'copy right' is taken, but the next step of distribution attribution is left incomplete. Srinivasan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
