Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?

[Rjack]

Hyman Rosen wrote:
> Rjack wrote:
> > Activist federal judges who ignore Congress's clear statutory
> > language in favor of "common sense" have a habit of being quickly
> > overturned on appeal.
>
> Before the Betamax case, one would have thought that making 
> videotape copies of TV shows was prima facie copyright violation. 
> Don't be so sure over what happens on appeal. Remember Jacobson v. 
> Katzer.

How are the facts of Betamax similar to GPL questions? Sony was about
contributory infringement.

"The judiciary's reluctance to expand the protections afforded by the
copyright without explicit legislative guidance is a recurring
theme."; SONY CORP. v. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC., 464 U.S. 417 (1984).

That doesn't bode well for "copyleft" does it Hyman?

Sincerely,
Rjack