On Mon, 11 Nov 2002, McKown, John wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marcy Cortes [mailto:marcy@;WellsFargo.COM] > > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 12:06 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Virtual network topology questions... > > > > Suppose another customer had a SuSE support contract. Could > > that customer email Robert the kernel patch rpm file without > > violating their support contract? That's all he would need to run > > guest LAN on his existing HW/SW. > > > > Marcy Cortes > > Wells Fargo Services Co > > > > I think that's a very interesting question. I cannot think of how, legally, > SuSE can stop you from sending a RPM which contains "free" patches to > another person. But whether it is morally correct to "redistribute" > something for which you paid a fee and which is a source of livelihood for a > company is another question. Or can a person or organization own a > "compilation copyright" on the rpm itself, without having a copyright on any > of the elements within the RPM. I do understand how SuSE, et al., can stop > the redistribution of something like YaST. > > Discussion?
Compilation is a bit like a singer's performance. Several copyrights may apply: Composer of the music Writer of the words Arranger Singer and supporting musicians. Arguably, the performance is a derived work, as is the compilation. GPL requires derived works to be GPL. -- Cheers John. Please, no off-list mail. You will fall foul of my spam treatment. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb
