On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 11:53 AM, David Nicol <davidni...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Gabor Szabo <szab...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi I found a module on CPAN >> http://search.cpan.org/~goyali/google_talk_bot_v_01/ >> with the following comment regarding licensing: >> >> "You are not allowed to modify the script unless having the written >> permission of abhishek jain" >> >> What do you think? >> >> Gabor >> > > I think abishek jain's domain of control does not extend to you, and as > long as you aren't *distributing a derived work* copyright law does not > apply. If the script in question is a trade secret, he's done a really > crappy job of protecting it, posting it on CPAN and all. I think that copyright still applies for copying the original. You don't have to make a derived work of an MP3 file for it to be an illegal copy for example. But it does seem like posting it on CPAN would give de facto permission to copy the file. Also, just to be nice, you could write him for permission. He must be > awfully lonely, to use that for his license. > Poor fellow.
