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


From: John Hasler
Subject: Re: What's the status of sourceless live linux distros?
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 12:32:10 -0500
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David Kastrup writes:
> It does not matter whether it is "barred".  That would make the product
> covered by normal copyright law, not place it in the public domain.

What he means is that the author is barred from enforcing his copyright by
the doctrine of copyright misuse.  He's wrong, of course.  His odd
interpretation of the first sale doctrine is also incorrect.
-- 
John Hasler 
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA

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