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Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL
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Tim Smith |
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Re: softwarecombinations paper again Re: LGPL vs. GPL |
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Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:35:12 -0700 |
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In article <851w0w2cis.fsf@lola.goethe.zz>, David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
wrote:
> > Code written to interoperate with other code is not a derivative work
> > of that code by the definition given in the law.
>
> The courts have ruled differently for works of fiction designed to
> interoperate with other fiction (namely, using the same
> setting/worldview and characters).
Works of fiction are not utilitarian objects, and setting, worldview,
and characters are creative elements, not functional elements.
Incorporating them into your work thus makes your work a derivative work.
A program is a utilitarian object, and whatever is necessary to
interface to it is not subject to copyright.
--
--Tim Smith
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