At 05:20 PM 9/7/01 +0100, Daniel MD wrote:
AI too have reviewed this license and i think it needs allot of
modification, some bits are really confusing.
But i have failed to see any answers from the Author.
Sorry for going radio silent on this. We're in the process of reviewing
the comments
At 11:11 14-09-2001 -0700, you wrote:
At 05:20 PM 9/7/01 +0100, Daniel MD wrote:
AI too have reviewed this license and i think it needs allot of
modification, some bits are really confusing.
But i have failed to see any answers from the Author.
Sorry for going radio silent on this. We're in
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-Original Message-
From: John Cowan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 11:08 AM
To: Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M.
Cc: Rick Moen; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RealNetworks' RTSP Proxy License
Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M. scripsit:
But, do note that the more your
license terms
This is not legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is established.
etc etc.
From: SamBC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Humphreys, Noel [EMAIL PROTECTED],
License-Discuss@Opensource. Org [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: RealNetworks' RTSP Proxy License
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 14:00:50 +0100
IANAL and all that jazz...
SNIP
Copyright law does state that the copyright holder does not perforce
reserve
the right to use the work, however that may apply to the work. They may
not forbid people to read a book, but they may forbid them to read it in
public. They may not forbid people to
On Sunday 09 September 2001 03:01 pm, Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M. wrote:
I consider licenses
like the MIT license to be at the bottom of the open source barrel because
they are ostensibly end-user licenses, at best. They are not as protective
of freedoms as the GNU GPL (no copyleft), they say
Certainly no insult or attack upon an individual or a project was intended
by my describing a license's objective. I think my point was misunderstood
and I apologize for not being clearer.
Rod
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On Monday 10 September 2001 08:46 pm, Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M. wrote:
Certainly no insult or attack upon an individual or a project was intended
by my describing a license's objective. I think my point was misunderstood
and I apologize for not being clearer.
Apology accepted, just as long as
-Original Message-
From: Humphreys, Noel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
SNIP
Copyright law empowers an author to restrict others from copying the
work. A user therefore wants the license to allow the user to copy
the work. In software terms, copying occurs when the user's hard
drive
Joseph Reagle scripsit:
On Friday 07 September 2001 14:48, John Cowan wrote:
Contracts are bilateral in the sense that they are founded on an offer
and an acceptance. Open source licenses generally tell you that you
may do certain things (otherwise forbidden by statute) on certain
Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M. scripsit:
But, do note that the more your
license terms resemble nothing more than a non-exclusive grant of copyright
to the end-user, the more likely your open source license should be
considered a run-of-the-mill copyright license that is governed by the
Copyright
' RTSP Proxy License
begin Laflamme, Elaine quotation:
There is a recent case in the Southern District in New York holding
that a similar provision was not enough to create a contract because
it did not require an affirmative action such as clicking on an Accept
button before downloading
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Subject: Re: RealNetworks' RTSP Proxy License
On Thursday 06 September 2001 02:36 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT YOU HAVE READ
THIS LICENSE, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
At 09:03 9/7/01 -0700, you wrote:
begin Laflamme, Elaine quotation:
There is a recent case in the Southern District in New York holding
that a similar provision was not enough to create a contract because
it did not require an affirmative action such as clicking on an Accept
button before
On Friday 07 September 2001 12:01, Jeffry Smith wrote:
A key point that I've found on Open Source - you place the license on
REDISTRIBUTION, not use. Remember that, under standard Copyright, the
user has the right to use the software, but not redistribute new or
modified copies. The Open
Rick Moen said:
begin Laflamme, Elaine quotation:
There is a recent case in the Southern District in New York holding
that a similar provision was not enough to create a contract because
it did not require an affirmative action such as clicking on an Accept
button before downloading and using
Joseph Reagle said:
On Friday 07 September 2001 12:01, Jeffry Smith wrote:
A key point that I've found on Open Source - you place the license on
REDISTRIBUTION, not use. Remember that, under standard Copyright, the
user has the right to use the software, but not redistribute new or
modified
Joseph Reagle scripsit:
I've noted this distinction between an acceptance of a license
(unilateral?) and contract (bilateral?) before [1]; it's an interesting
(and perhaps) important distinction that I don't completely understand yet.
Contracts are bilateral in the sense that they are
On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Jeffry Smith wrote:
OK, not being a lawyer, I may not have the full grasp, but from my
one term of Business Law, I don't see how a license is enforceable
EXCEPT under contract law. Nothing in Copyright Law specifies the
Licenses (at least what I've read of the 1976 law
: Matthew C. Weigel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 4:14 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RealNetworks' RTSP Proxy License
On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Jeffry Smith wrote:
OK, not being a lawyer, I may not have the full grasp, but from my
one term of Business Law, I don't see
Rob Lanphier writes:
2.Tell us which existing OSI-approved license is most similar to
your license. Explain why that license will not suffice for your
needs. If your proposed license is derived from a license we
have already approved, describe exactly what you have
changed.
On Thursday 06 September 2001 02:36 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT YOU HAVE READ
THIS LICENSE, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND
CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT,
DO NOT USE THE
Rob Lanphier said:
Hi all,
I'd like to submit the RealNetworks' RTSP Proxy license for OSI
certification. The text of the license can be found at the URL below as
well as in section B of this email:
http://www.rtsp.org/2001/proxy/license.html
Thanks
Rob
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