Re: More FSF hypocrisy

[Rjack]

Hyman Rosen wrote:
> Rjack wrote:
> > What do you think "authorizes the making and distribution of
> > copies" is called in legal terms? It is called "waiving their
> > exclusive rights".
>
> If you mean in exactly the same sense that an author waives his
> exclusive rights when he allows a publisher to print and sell his
> books, fine.
>
> Words have connotations. You are using "waive" to imply that the
> copyright holders are relinquishing rights to their work. I am
> using "authorize" to emphasize that they are doing no such thing.
The authors are relenquishing their rights within contractual
privity a concept which I know totally evades your understanding.