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.

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   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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