Matthew Garrett wrote: > Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>That things get particularly weird with the copyright regime when patents >>are held to affect the same works as copyrights is an indictment of the >>practice of both patenting and copyrighting software, not an indictment of >>our license analysis practices. > > I entirely agree that there's a strong philosophical distinction between > patents and termination clauses. Further, I'd agree that the existence > of termination clauses should be enough to make us question upstream's > motives. But in today's world, the practical difference is small. I > guess the real question is "Should we be concerned about philosophical > freedomes or the practical outcomes of them?"
Yes. :) I think we should consider both "philosophical" freedoms *and* their practical outcomes. - Josh Triplett
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