The new copyright law.

[James]

>>However, the goal is to open up more software. The best way to do this,
>>is to change copyright law, the second best way, to license it with GPL

Or any other FOS license :

Apache License
GNU Affero GPL v3
GNU LGPL v2.1
Simplified BSD License
GNU GPL v2
GNU LGPL v3
Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved
GNU GPL v3
MIT / X / Expat License
Academic Free License
Creative Commons - Attribution Share Alike
PHP License view license
Artistic License 1.0
Eclipse Public License
Public Domain view license
Artistic License 2.0
Educational Community License
Python License view license
Common Public License
Mozilla Public License
Zope Public License view license
Creative Commons - Attribution
Open Software License v 3.0 view license
Eiffel Forum License


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On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Ralph Janke <txwikinger at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> Well.. I believe that is a misinterpretation on what RMS says.
>
> Copyleft is there because of the inappropriate copyright laws, using
> them in some way to mitigate. Copyleft is not the end of all means,
> and if the policies that the pirate party pursues, would be implemented,
> the issues the RMS raises, would be solved as well.
>
> Remember, in the US, as an example, you have to publish your works
> to the Library of congress (at least you used to), in order to be given
> copyright. This comes very close to the escrow, RMS is talking about.
>
> WIth shorter copyright laws, it is true, that also gpled and other open
> source software would not need licensing after the time in question.
>
> However, this is somewhat irrelevant, since it would always only apply
> to a release older than the time for copyright. Most free software that
> I know and that is relevant, is continuously improved, hence, all changes
> are always inside copyright and hence protected (one can say the same
> about proprietary software in some sense).
>
> However, the goal is to open up more software. The best way to do this,
> is to change copyright law, the second best way, to license it with GPL.
>
> Ralph (txwikinger)
>
> On 06/24/2010 06:27 PM, George Standish wrote:
> > People who are considering supporting the Pirate Party should read
> > RMS's "How the Swedish Pirate Party Platform Backfires on Free
> > Software" and consider the implications to Free software
> > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/pirate-party.html
> >
> >
>
>
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