<<This discussion is really fascinating. I too was under the mistaken impression that PI represented something that was taboo to include in my derived work, no matter where I got it from. Sort of like the fictional agreement Lee suggested.>>
I'm glad somebody thought it was interesting. I have found the discussion interesting.
If you note from many of my posts, I'll frequently say it's "A" or "B". If I defend one or the other, it's to get it some "air time" to make sure that it is considered. About a month ago, I think the Sigil, I, and others were talking about the "prohibited terms" vs. "white out" method of reading the meaning behind PI.
I think I said, at that time, that PI was either trivial to circumvent ("white out") or it was broad and poorly defined ("prohibited"). If Ryan is correct, then it's basically trivial to circumvent, and offers a fairly minimal protection if any for many of the categories of PI.
Lee
