On Fri, 7 Mar 2003 00:39:10 -0800 (PST) "James Michael DuPont" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am just reading up on the relationship between reverse engineering > and derived works. > > This article seems to apply to all open source licenses, not just the > GPL. > > www.cs.berkeley.edu/~mdw/linux/gpl-ucc2b.html > > Does anyone care to comment? The conclusions expressed seem correct to me. There is no copyright in ideas, only in the expression of ideas. I'm not particularly worried by this, though. If we can reverse-engineer proprietary software (which we can; in Australia this is specifically authorised under the Copyright Act for certain purposes even if the licence agreement prohibits it) then why shouldn't they be allowed to reverse-engineer free software? May the better implementation win. -- JEREMY MALCOLM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Personal: http://www.malcolm.id.au Providing online networks of Australian lawyers (http://www.ilaw.com.au) and Linux experts (http://www.linuxconsultants.com.au) for instant help! Disclaimer: http://www.terminus.net.au/disclaimer.html. GPG key: finger.
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