Re: RMS on Plan 9 license, with my comments

[David Johnson]

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000, John Cowan wrote:

> # � 106. Exclusive rights in copyrighted works
> # Subject to sections 107 through 120, the owner of copyright under this title
> # has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following: [...]
> # (2) to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work [...].
> 
> "Prepare", not merely "distribute".

But surely making modifications for one's own private use falls under
the heading of Fair Use?

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David Johnson
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