John Cowan writes: > Russell Nelson scripsit: > > > Copyright law already gives them permission to make derivative works. > > That is not so.
http://cr.yp.to/softwarelaw.html > > They just can't *copy* them. But they don't want to, and aren't going to. > > The term "copyright" is not restricted to the exclusive right to make > copies (that is, to prevent others from making them). It includes also > the exclusive rights to distribute, to publicly display, to publicly > perform, *and* to make derivative works based on the copyrighted work. An ASP desires to do none of these. -- -russ nelson http://russnelson.com | Crypto without a threat Crynwr sells support for free software | PGPok | model is like cookies 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | without milk. Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3