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Article #75890Re: Overreaching Copyright Claims (was Bullshit Copyright Legends)
From: David C Lawrence
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 1989 22:36
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 1989 22:36
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In <21046@usc.edu> A J Annala <annala@neuro.usc.edu>:
AJ> In today's economy (given the laissez faire attitude of the
AJ> government) the GNU project must be prepared to defend it's
AJ> claimed rights. However, given the considerations discussed
AJ> above, I seriously doubt that any commitment to challenging the
AJ> actions of a nonconforming individual/organization are unlikely to
AJ> be worth the effort and expense of filing. The judge may also
AJ> find such a filing to be frivilous and a contemptuous waste of
AJ> judicial resources.
I very much doubt that last point. Frivolity and contempt are usually
reserved for harassment suits which exist only to pester the defendant.
A suit of this nature is much more broadly scoped than that and the
results of such a trial would be far-reaching and meaningful.
Unless, of course, the judge is a dunderhead.
Dave
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,b12292581d6f38ad X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1989-11-06 20:15:32 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!rpi!tale From: tale@pawl.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Overreaching Copyright Claims (was Bullshit Copyright Legends) Message-ID: <1989Nov6.223659.2111@rpi.edu> Date: 6 Nov 89 22:36:59 GMT References: <21046@usc.edu> Distribution: gnu Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Lines: 20 Posted: Mon Nov 6 23:36:59 1989