Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I would like to raise the issue of licensing. Is a screenshot a > derivative work from which it is taken? Could it therefore fall > under the same license as the parent (or in the case of the GPL, > have to fall under the same license)?
By my understanding, yes, it could be argued that way. > I've heard it mentioned that screenshots could be considered quoting > under "fair use". I'm not sure what fair use grants you and whether > it preserves DFSG freedoms. There's no such thing as "fair use" in international copyright conventions. Different jurisdictions have diverse local-only implementations of something analogous, but many have no such thing at all. It's not something that can be relied upon for international use. -- \ “I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no | `\ feet. So I said, ‘Got any shoes you're not using?’” —Steven | _o__) Wright | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
