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scott wrote:
>>> Assuming it was completely for free (ie you didn't make them sign or
>>> agree to some specific license) then I hope you can't sue them.
>>
>> I don't have to agree to any license at all to obtain GPL software. It
>> is completely free for me to obtain it.
>
> Then you should be free to distribute it further without worrying.
Hey, welcome to copyright!
> How
> is distributing it further any different from distributing the link if
> it is completely free to download?
Because you don't own the copyright.
>>> If you want to control your work, don't release it for free to the
>>> public.
>>
>> I guess you lose your copyright if you give your book to the library
>> to loan out?
>
> If you put limitless free copies of your book in the library
Oh, now we're up to "limitless"?
> I don't think you would have much
> claim to people making further copies of it when it is freely available
> anyway.
OK, I think we're going to just have to agree to disagree. I'm talking about
how the situation works right now, and you're talking about how you think it
ought to work.
> Exactly what have you lost, as the author, by people making
> their own copies when you are giving away your copies for free?
The copyright. The right to prevent other people from making copies without
your permission.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Understanding the structure of the universe
via religion is like understanding the
structure of computers via Tron.
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