Re: What's the status of sourceless live linux distros?

[Alexander Terekhov]

Bruce Lewis wrote:
[...]
> 109 is about transferring a single copy.  We're talking about
> distributing multiple copies that you make, 

They all fall under 17 USC 109.

>                                             without destroying the
> original.

If you mean electronic distribution, assume that I carefully move 
all "the originals" to /dev/nul. Okay now?

> 
> 117 is about how running a program isn't covered under copyright, even
> though technically a copy is created in memory/cache. 

Not only that.
 
>                                                       We aren't talking
> about you making a transient copy as a necessary step in running a
> program; we're talking about you making copies to distribute.
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

You didn't ask me and I made no promise. I made a copy. I own it. 
It's legal. You have no rights to control further transfer under 
copyright law.

[... Thanks for sharing ...]

Read it again.

regards,
alexander.