Re: Copyright/License of Debian Constitution

2004-07-06 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 04:32:19PM -0400, Carl Fink said > On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 02:55:28PM -0400, Travis Crump wrote: > > > a) Go try and 'reword' a book and try to pass it off as your own. > > Perfectly legal. Note that WEST SIDE STORY is not ROMEO AND JULIET > for copyright purposes. Yes,

Re: Copyright/License of Debian Constitution

2004-07-06 Thread Juha Siltala
On 2004-07-06, John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Juha Siltala writes: >> Remember when a novel called "Wind Done Gone" or some such was written by >> a female black Southern author? Mitchell's family were upset. > > And lost the lawsuit they filed. Sure, I seem to remember that much. Just a

Re: Copyright/License of Debian Constitution

2004-07-06 Thread Carl Fink
On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 12:52:48PM +, Juha Siltala wrote: > On 2004-07-05, Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Perfectly legal. Note that WEST SIDE STORY is not ROMEO AND JULIET > > for copyright purposes. Yes, ROMEO is in public domain ... but WSS > > is not, which it would be if it we

Re: Copyright/License of Debian Constitution

2004-07-06 Thread John Hasler
Juha Siltala writes: > Remember when a novel called "Wind Done Gone" or some such was written by > a female black Southern author? Mitchell's family were upset. And lost the lawsuit they filed. The resolution process in the Debian constitution is an _idea_. Copyright does not protect ideas. Jus

Re: Copyright/License of Debian Constitution

2004-07-06 Thread Juha Siltala
On 2004-07-05, Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 02:55:28PM -0400, Travis Crump wrote: > >> a) Go try and 'reword' a book and try to pass it off as your own. > > Perfectly legal. Note that WEST SIDE STORY is not ROMEO AND JULIET > for copyright purposes. Yes, ROMEO is

Re: Copyright/License of Debian Constitution

2004-07-05 Thread Carl Fink
On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 02:55:28PM -0400, Travis Crump wrote: > a) Go try and 'reword' a book and try to pass it off as your own. Perfectly legal. Note that WEST SIDE STORY is not ROMEO AND JULIET for copyright purposes. Yes, ROMEO is in public domain ... but WSS is not, which it would be if it

Re: Copyright/License of Debian Constitution

2004-07-05 Thread Travis Crump
John Hasler wrote: Dwayne C. Litzenberger writes: I'm not sure if this is the right list to ask on, but what's the copyright/license status of the Debian Constitution? http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution I'm heading up changes to the constitution of a local non-profit member organizatio

Re: Copyright/License of Debian Constitution

2004-07-05 Thread John Hasler
Dwayne C. Litzenberger writes: > I'm not sure if this is the right list to ask on, but what's the > copyright/license status of the Debian Constitution? > > http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution > > I'm heading up changes to the constitution of a local non-profit member > organization,

Re: Copyright/License of Debian Constitution

2004-07-05 Thread Jon Dowland
On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 22:22:40 -0600, Dwayne C. Litzenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure if this is the right list to ask on, but what's the > copyright/license status of the Debian Constitution? > > http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution > > I'm heading up changes to the con

Copyright/License of Debian Constitution

2004-07-04 Thread Dwayne C. Litzenberger
I'm not sure if this is the right list to ask on, but what's the copyright/license status of the Debian Constitution? http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution I'm heading up changes to the constitution of a local non-profit member organization, and I want to adapt the Standard Resolution