No. A list of references will not render your book a derivative.
A derivative work is any copyrightable work based on another work such that the derivative can be said to be a transformation or adaptation of the first work. The annotations, editorializations, etc. taken as a whole constitute an original work of authorship for purposes of the Berne Convention and the US Copyright Act. Does this clear anything up? In short, for your work to be a derivative, the Debian Manual you speak of would have to be a significant part of your work. Your work would be origninal if you adapted it, modified it, or transformed it in some way. A simple reference does not do this. NatePuri Certified Law Student & Debian GNU/Linux Monk McGeorge School of Law [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ompages.com On Mon, 15 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I am planning to right a book on Debian. If I read the Debian User's > Manual and add it to the list of references, is my book a derivative ? > > Thanks and Regards, > Vaidhy > *--------------------------------------------* > Alike for those who for Today prepare > And those that after a Tomorrow stare; > A Muezzin from Tower of Darkness cries, > "Fools, your reward is nether here nor there". > - Omar Khayyam > *--------------------------------------------* > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
