Re: Fw: What is Copyleft?

2001-02-23 Thread Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M.
> Imagine I have two novels. > > On page 100 of Novel A, there is an instruction: Open up Novel B, turn to > Chapter 7. When finished, come back to this point and continue reading. > > As the reader, (the processor in this analogy) I follow these instructions. > My "thread of execution" takes me

Re: Fw: What is Copyleft?

2001-02-22 Thread Ryan S. Dancey
From: "David Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Making a function call > > is not the same thing as actually incorporating the code of that function > > into the body of the calling code. > > Though I'm on your "side", there is a big difference between data transfer > and code execution. Transferri

Re: Fw: What is Copyleft?

2001-02-22 Thread David Johnson
On Thursday 22 February 2001 10:37 pm, Ryan S. Dancey wrote: > I'm suggesting that the definition of a derivative work can't include data > being passed between two independent pieces of code, via file, via a > network, or via an internal process communication. Making a function call > is not th

Fw: What is Copyleft?

2001-02-22 Thread Ryan S. Dancey
Inadvertantly sent just to Mr. Dixon - my apologies to him for the double post. From: "Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [ I said, in reference to various library linking examples:] >> How can that create a derivative work? >> > Well, the question is why wouldn't it? Because you're no