Branden Robinson wrote: > On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 12:20:26PM -0500, Jim Penny wrote: > > So, can a standard be DSFG free? > > Strictly speaking, no. A standard is an idea, or a collection of ideas. > There are many ways to express an idea, so there are many ways to > express a standard. Some of these expressions may receive copyright > protection.
The correct question, I think, is "Can a standards _document_ be DFSG free?" I think it could be, but most probably are not; a standards document is usually copyrighted by the organization that governs the standard, and in the absence of an explicit grant of the right to make derivative works, such a document would not be DFSG free (to the best of my understanding). Craig
