Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 17:34:19 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Steven Honson <shonson@planetquake.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Making copys of the FreeBSD CD's Message-ID: <19990827173419.Z483@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990827164612.00866830@southcom.com.au>; from Steven Honson on Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 04:46:12PM %2B1000 References: <37C60CBC.4F5763D4@gorean.org> <199908270424.AAA10857@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> <3.0.5.32.19990827164612.00866830@southcom.com.au>
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On Friday, 27 August 1999 at 16:46:12 +1000, Steven Honson wrote: > At 12:24 AM 8/27/99 -0400, you wrote: >> Doug wrote, >>> Rishikesh wrote: >>>> >>>> * Greg Lehey (grog@lemis.com) [990826 22:24]: >>>>> >>>>> If you look at the back of the booklet, the last line reads: >>>>> >>>>> This CDROM copyright (c) 1999 Walnut Creek CDROM >>>>> >>>>> FreeBSD can be freely copied and redistributed. The CD-ROMs may not, >>>>> and I doubt your motives. I can't stop you from breaching the >>>>> copyright, but you can be sure as hell I won't help you. >>>>> >>>>> Greg >>>> >>>> I wonder what is the difference between the two? >>> >>> It's the difference between content and formatting. To take the argument >>> to the extreme case, you cannot copyright the english alphabet, but people >>> can copyright works that make use of it. It's how the letters are arranged >>> that make the work copyrightable. Same goes with the CD's. All of the >>> content is available for free, but WC Archive puts it together in a handy >>> format for you. That format is copyrightable, and you can't just copy it >>> and use it for your own commercial pursuits. >>> >>> Doug (not a lawyer) >> >> I believe you are trying to explain something known as a 'compilation >> copyright.' > > I was planing on making a backup because I use the cd's quite a bit > installing it onto servers at work, and I had quite a lot of trouble > getting a copy of it where i am in the world. I did not realise that I > would be breaching any copyrights by making a backup of a free operating > system. No, you're not breaching copyright by making copies for backup purposes. You would be breaching copyright by making copies for distribution to other people. As I said above, I doubted your motives, because people don't normally make backups of CDs. I've taken a look at your web site, and I'm beginning to think that this doubt was unfounded. I don't know why you should have difficulties getting hold of CDs where you are, but if you need any, let me know. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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