I went to the site to see what the problem was and found that's it's the exact opposite of what I was expecting.
I often see state dropdowns that show the 2 letter code but are alphabetized based on the the full name (ie: VT comes before VA because Vermont comes before Virginia). This is the first time I've seen one display the full name but be alphabetized based on the abbreviation.
I doubt he's talking about comments from the Secretary-General of the UN or the head of the IMF. It would probably be of concern to local officials, though. You know, the ones that would most likely be reading the paper and commenting on its articles. 100% of that town's population has heard of that paper.
The only people who win when we need lawyers to articulate a simple statmement of existing laws are the lawyers themselves. He seems to have a good grasp of the laws and precedents, so why can't he respond himself?
I agree somewhat that Linus's rebuttal misses the point. I'm with you on the fact that McBride's argument falls completely flat.
I will get into why, though - according to US copyright law, the owner of copyright has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following:
to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies or phonorecords
to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work
to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership,
or by rental, lease, or lending
(and others)
This is exactly what the GPL covers.
What McBride is saying is that I, as the developer of software released under the GPL, do NOT have the right to authorize reproduction or distribution of my works, or derivatives of those works. By my (admittedly non-copyright attorney) reckoning, the GPL falls completely in line with US law.
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I went to the site to see what the problem was and found that's it's the exact opposite of what I was expecting. I often see state dropdowns that show the 2 letter code but are alphabetized based on the the full name (ie: VT comes before VA because Vermont comes before Virginia). This is the first time I've seen one display the full name but be alphabetized based on the abbreviation.
By the same token, making a missing cat poster is something she could have done herself in what, 3 minutes at the most?
Which is why, despite being right-handed, I regularly practice drawing with my left hand.
I doubt he's talking about comments from the Secretary-General of the UN or the head of the IMF. It would probably be of concern to local officials, though. You know, the ones that would most likely be reading the paper and commenting on its articles. 100% of that town's population has heard of that paper.
I bet they're sitting around drinking beverages heavily laced with dihydrogen monoxide, too.
Not always. Sometimes they're dumber than you think they are.
I would say that a boss that recognizes that they don't know something and defers to someone who does is right in that context.
The only people who win when we need lawyers to articulate a simple statmement of existing laws are the lawyers themselves. He seems to have a good grasp of the laws and precedents, so why can't he respond himself?
I will get into why, though - according to US copyright law, the owner of copyright has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following:
- to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies or phonorecords
- to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work
- to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership,
- (and others)
This is exactly what the GPL covers.or by rental, lease, or lending
What McBride is saying is that I, as the developer of software released under the GPL, do NOT have the right to authorize reproduction or distribution of my works, or derivatives of those works. By my (admittedly non-copyright attorney) reckoning, the GPL falls completely in line with US law.
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