Matthew Wilcox wrote: > On Mon, Jun 14, 2004 at 12:57:15PM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > >>I ask because such a file is present in Debian's Linux kernel sources and >>there seems to have been no attempt to remove it, despite the upload of >>new versions since the bug report. >> >>drivers/usb/misc/emi26_fw.h: >> >> * The firmware contained herein is Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Emagic >> * as an unpublished work. This notice does not imply unrestricted >> * or public access to this firmware which is a trade secret of Emagic, >> * and which may not be reproduced, used, sold or transferred to >> * any third party without Emagic's written consent. All Rights Reserved. >> >>This is the subject of bug #242895, which was (incorrectly) merged with >>other bugs. > > I would think you would be better off asking on debian-legal rather than > here. My non-lawyerly opinion is that since it's factually incorrect > (it has been published, it is not a trade secret), these are probably > incompetent people who couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery, let > alone a lawsuit.
Nevertheless, unless there is an active effort going on to contact the copyright holder and get it changed, the files in question should be removed ASAP. - Josh Triplett
