On 2004.02.12 20:05 Andy Tai wrote:
The NASA license as proposed may be against the law in
many locations. For example, in Taiwan the
Constitution of the Republic of China is the supreme
law of the land. The NASA license demands that it is
governed by US Federal Law, which conflicts with the
ROC's sovereignty and copyright laws and this
requirement is unconstitutional.
These are serious issuees with respect to international licensing, but
I doubt the NASA license is unconsitiutional in the US. Perhaps in
other countries, but most likely not here :-)
Licenses always must be specific to the country in which they are used
for them to be effective.
The World Trade Organization provides a common framework for licensing
and Intellectual Property standards. Since China is a member of the
WTO it should help address these types of international differences.
Richard Schilling
The same probably is true for most locations outside
the US.
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