Re: Open source licenses upheld

2008-08-14 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Hyman Rosen wrote: The results of the JMRI appeal are in, and the court has held that open source licenses, including the Artistic License, are valid copyright limitations, and violations of those conditions provide grounds for suing for infringement. So there, rjack and Terekhov! :-)

Re: Open source licenses upheld

2008-08-14 Thread Hyman Rosen
Alexander Terekhov wrote: Utter bullshit ruling. But a ruling nonetheless. As I recall, when you brought up the JMRI case I agreed that the court ruling was opposite to what I believed was correct and more in line with what you believed, and I also said that I would await the results of the

Re: Open source licenses upheld

2008-08-14 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Hyman Rosen wrote: Alexander Terekhov wrote: Utter bullshit ruling. But a ruling nonetheless. With utter nonsense reasoning. The choice to exact consideration in the form of compliance with the open source requirements of disclosure and explanation of changes How on earth can

Re: Open source licenses upheld

2008-08-14 Thread Richard Tobin
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Drunken self-contradictory idiots. Just as predicted! -- Richard -- Please remember to mention me / in tapes you leave behind. ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list

Re: Open source licenses upheld

2008-08-14 Thread John Hasler
I'm looking forward to the day when Mr. Terekhov declares SCOTUS a pack of drunkards. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org

Re: Open source licenses upheld

2008-08-14 Thread Rui Miguel Silva Seabra
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 09:31:28AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: I'm looking forward to the day when Mr. Terekhov declares SCOTUS a pack of drunkards. We'll get there... just you wait... Rui -- All Hail Discordia! Today is Sweetmorn, the 7th day of Bureaucracy in the YOLD 3174 + No matter how

Re: Open source licenses upheld

2008-08-14 Thread Alexander Terekhov
John Hasler wrote: I'm looking forward to the day when Mr. Terekhov declares SCOTUS a pack of drunkards. That will happen as soon as SCOTUS will dare to confuse conditions (precedent) with scope limitations (such as for example you can make only ten verbatim copies, all other rights

Re: Open source licenses upheld

2008-08-14 Thread Alexander Terekhov
Tim Smith wrote: [...] You'd have a good point if the alleged copyright liability was for downloading the file. However, the copyright liability is for what the defendant did with the file AFTER downloading. You seem to misunderstand. Downloading is irrelevant in this case. Think of making

Re: Open source licenses upheld

2008-08-13 Thread rjack
Hyman Rosen wrote: rjack wrote: This ruling has no precedental value whatsoever. Facts are stubborn things You will come to regret your choice of signature. Facts *are* stubborn things. It is a fact that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled: Although