In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, rjack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rjack is neither a troll nor a lawyer. Rjack relies on the text > of published United States statutes and federal court case law > for his personal observations. > > Ultimately, the Constitution and the Copyright Act mean exactly > what the men in the black robes say it means (especially the > Supreme Court and the Federal Courts of Appeals). > > If rjack sees the name of a copyright "expert" repeatedly cited > to by the courts for legal authority (i.e. Nimmer, Goldstein, > Patry) he listens closely. Conversely, when he sees someone (i.e. > Eben Moglen at the FSF or Pamela Jones at Groklaw) make claims > that obviously contradict established precedental rulings by the > appellate courts he suspects that someone may be spreading > nonsense propaganda.
Especially when the later keep overlooking a major area of copyright law: first sale. As more and more embedded systems use Linux, and more and more OEMs sell pre-built Linux systems, first sale is going to become very relevant. -- --Tim Smith _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
