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Re: EASTERBROOK's "quick look" on the GPL and Wallace's claim


From: Richard Tobin
Subject: Re: EASTERBROOK's "quick look" on the GPL and Wallace's claim
Date: 13 Nov 2006 10:16:47 GMT

In article <4558242D.B7B84F17@web.de>,
Alexander "Plonker" Terekhov  <terekhov@web.de> wrote:

>> Typical Terekhov twisting.  I ask when you have a right to distribute,
>> and you reply that you have a right to create.

>Under US Code Title 17, an owner of a copy "lawfully made" has a right
>to distribute it "WITHOUT THE AUTHORITY OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER". 17 USC 
>109.

That's about selling your copy, not distributing derivative works.

And 117 is about modifying for your own use, not distributing
derivative works.

Try again?

-- Richard
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