| Intellectual property
|
| Publishers and lawyers like to describe copyright as intellectual
| property---a term that also includes patents, trademarks, and other
| more obscure areas of law. These laws have so little in common, and
| differ so much, that it is ill-advised to generalize about
David Kastrup [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Graham Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
For example you borrow from the library a book which comes with a CD
containing GPL'd software. Under the terms of the GPL are you not
entitled to make a copy of that software before returning the book
and CD to
You do not have to be the owner of the copy in order to exercise
the rights given in the GPL.
You have to be the owner, period.
Not according to the GPL: 0. This License applies to any program or
other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder
saying it may be
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:11:52 +
Graham Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
David Kastrup [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Your access is limited to what the owner of the copy allows you to
do with it. The GPL grants rights to the owner of the copy, not to
you. Since you have not bought or
On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:35:30 +0100
Alfred M\. Szmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please refrain from removing attributions. If you quote, have the
decency to include the name of the author.
I said:
No, he instructed you, as his agent, to do things with the CD.
You are not accessing that CD as
Graham Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
David Kastrup [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Graham Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
For example you borrow from the library a book which comes with a CD
containing GPL'd software. Under the terms of the GPL are you not
entitled to make a copy of that
Stefaan writes:
Obviously, the simple expedient of asking the library to make a copy
would give you both a lawful copy and the right to make further copies
under the GPL, so to a degree the point is moot.
The library could also direct you to make a copy as its agent and then give
you the
On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:27:50 +0100, Alexander Terekhov [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Isaac wrote:
[...]
It's not a mistake. Preaching the gospel of first sale according to
Alexander
appears to be a life mission.
http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.misc.discuss/msg/e123816845315e68
quote
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 17:36:44 +
Graham Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Stefaan A Eeckels [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The assertion that the GPL gives you the right to make unlawful
copies is obviously incorrect, as it is not a right the copyright
holder can grant.
GPL or otherwise,
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:30:45 +0100, David Kastrup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Isaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 14:18:22 +0100, David Kastrup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Graham Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
David Kastrup [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Graham Murray [EMAIL
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 18:16:56 +0100, Stefaan A Eeckels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:22:38 -0600
Isaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm not sure whether I agree that you have to own a copy of GPL
software to be a licensee
You can indeed obtain a license from the copyright
Rui Miguel Silva Seabra wrote:
[...]
Let's analyse some situations:
1. You gave B to a friend
that's first sale
Right.
1.1 your friend sold B to someone else
that's first sale
Right.
1.2 your friend sold copies of B to other people (B1, B2, etc...)
that's no
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