In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Matthew
Toseland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 05:12:47PM +0100, Theodore Hong wrote:
Matthew Toseland wrote:
>Under UK law almost any time you copy a file is a copyright infringement
>unless you have explicit permission or are covered by one of the
>incredibly narrow exceptions. There is no real "fair use", in the
>american sense. I might argue that in the UK it is necessary to accept
>the GPL in order to use GPL'd software.
If so, that's interesting. The GPL still seems insufficient, though,
since nothing in it actually gives you the right to use anything.
I don't see why you can't use it. The GPL lets you copy it all you like
- including copying it into RAM and onto the hard disk.
What is the difference in the user's rights between software that comes
with no usage license at all and software that comes with an EULA? Does
it make a difference if you somehow run EULA'd software in such a way
that you never see the EULA? (Ignore for the moment all the
reverse-engineering and by-opening-this-box stuff, suppose the program
came in a form where running the installer showed you the license but
you could run the program directly without using the installer at all.)
Such as if you were running it under WineX/Cedega before they
implemented the HTML control. :) I don't know really.
theo
There's no law that says only a licence or information included with the
software gives you any rights. The fact that this mailing list, the web
site and many other sources contain statements from the developers that
Freenet is intended for public use would seem quite enough for any court
to go on! I doubt if you could successfully sue me for copyright
infringement just for using the software even without any included
licence.
--
Roger Hayter
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