Peter Keller wrote: [...] > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html
"What constitutes combining two parts into one program? This is a legal question, which ultimately judges will decide." To wit: http://www.law.washington.edu/LCT/Events/FOSS/MootFacts.pdf (Moot Court Statements of Fact) http://www.law.washington.edu/LCT/Events/FOSS/OmegaBrief.pdf (Omega Plaintiff's Brief) http://www.law.washington.edu/LCT/Events/FOSS/AlphaBrief.pdf (Alpha Defendant's Brief) http://www.law.washington.edu/LCT/Events/FOSS/03.%20Beyond%20the%20Basics%20-%20Moot%20Court.mp3 (Hearing and Q&A) ------- The Scope of "Derivative Works" as Applied to Software: David Bender of White & Case LLP and author of Computer Law and Ieuan Mahony of Holland & Knight LLP will argue the proper scope of "derivative work" under U.S. copyright law when applied to software, before a panel of distinguished federal appellate judges: * HONORABLE WILLIAM C. BRYSON, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit * HONORABLE HALDANE ROBERT MAYER, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit * HONORABLE MARGARET MCKEOWN, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ------- It didn't bode well for the copyleft side... regards, alexander. P.S. "Every computer program in the world, BusyBox included, exceeds the originality standards required by copyright law." Hyman Rosen <hyro...@mail.com> The Silliest GPL 'Advocate' P.P.S. "Of course correlation implies causation! Without this fundamental principle, no science would ever make any progress." Hyman Rosen <hyro...@mail.com> The Silliest GPL 'Advocate' -- http://gng.z505.com/index.htm (GNG is a derecursive recursive derecursion which pwns GNU since it can be infinitely looped as GNGNGNGNG...NGNGNG... and can be said backwards too, whereas GNU cannot.) _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss