Re: how much is too much?

2005-05-31 Thread Isaac
On Tue, 31 May 2005 12:41:30 +0200, Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Isaac wrote: > [...] >> 17 USC 117 covers modifications required to run programs when one > ones a copy. IMO that would include linking code to a library, > > I don't think so. Think of a "package" in source

Re: how much is too much?

2005-05-31 Thread David Kastrup
Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Alexander Terekhov wrote: > [...] >> I'm not sure about copyright >> misuse (another defense against FSF's SCOish claims) -- seems to be >> pure US concept. Classic unenforceable unfair contract terms thing >

Re: how much is too much?

2005-05-31 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Alexander Terekhov wrote: [...] > I'm not sure about copyright > misuse (another defense against FSF's SCOish claims) -- seems to be > pure US concept. Classic unenforceable unfair contract terms thing > comes pretty close, but the FSF stubbornly claims tha

Re: how much is too much?

2005-05-31 Thread David Kastrup
Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > John Hasler wrote: >> >> [plonked] David Kastrup writes: >> > What would it mean to "enforce" a unilateral permission? >> >> It would mean to produce it as a defense against an infringement claim by >> the copyright owner. > > Right. I'd not call

Re: how much is too much?

2005-05-31 Thread Alexander Terekhov
BTW, apropos Alexander Terekhov wrote: > > John Hasler wrote: > > > > [plonked] David Kastrup writes: ^^^ and > > > What would it mean to "enforce" a unilateral permission? ^ in the !GPL http://groups.google.

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Re: how much is too much?

2005-05-31 Thread Alexander Terekhov
John Hasler wrote: > > [plonked] David Kastrup writes: > > What would it mean to "enforce" a unilateral permission? > > It would mean to produce it as a defense against an infringement claim by > the copyright owner. Right. http://groups.google.de/group/gnu.misc.discuss/msg/49f50be07eddfef7 r

Re: how much is too much?

2005-05-31 Thread David Kastrup
Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is hilarious. > > http://lists.gpl-violations.org/pipermail/legal/2005-May/000260.html > (Help needed dealing with ex-employer violating GPL) Well, the guy is totally confused. Of course the code he wrote is likely owned by the company that p

Re: how much is too much?

2005-05-31 Thread Alexander Terekhov
This is hilarious. http://lists.gpl-violations.org/pipermail/legal/2005-May/000260.html (Help needed dealing with ex-employer violating GPL) regards, alexander. ___ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list Gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/list

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2005-05-31 Thread secretary
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Re: how much is too much?

2005-05-31 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Isaac wrote: [...] > 17 USC 117 covers modifications required to run programs when one ones a copy. IMO that would include linking code to a library, I don't think so. Think of a "package" in source code - a tarball of linked (some modules reference others modules) components. What does it h

Re: how much is too much?

2005-05-31 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Isaac wrote: [...] > > But not here. AFAIK, except bug fixing, the German law doesn't have > > 17 USC 117 like exception for (private) software "Bearbeitungen" > > (copyrightable derivative works) and "Umgestaltungen" (uncopyrightable > > Are you sure? I thought the EU copyright directive requir