> > In other words: derivative works include "mere aggregation".
On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 11:57:29PM -0500, Michael Poole wrote: > As a point of law, derivative works are not a superset of "mere > aggregation" in the US, and I suspect not in other jursidictions. 17 > USC 101 requires that a derivative work be "recast, transformed, or > adapted" from the original; the GPL's "mere aggregation" would be some > subset of compilations, possibly the same subset as collective works. Since the GPL explicitly doesn't put any restrictions on "mere aggregation", I don't think this is a very important issue. -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
