"Ann W. Harrison" wrote: [...] > In this example, the commercial tool would probably be a > single executable and not a set of libraries or plug-ins. > To my understanding, that's similar to a User's Guide to > Version 9 based on, extending and correcting the Guide > for Version 8.
To my uneducated understanding, that's similar to http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0387954015 To me, this book is a "mere aggregation" of papers/works with some "glue" (start up code, etc ;-) ). Aggregation doesn't make this whole book [just like the executable] a derivative work of its "components". I tend to think that executables are like Java JARs (JARs are simple archives of java classes files and any other "data" stuff). I just can't see how a copyright in one Java class can affect other classes (even if something is inherited/composed/linked with the other(s)). regards, alexander. P.S. You might want to take a look at the CPL FAQ (Q15 and Q19). Eclipe.org legal FAQ is also worth reading. -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3