Thomas Bushnell, BSG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I know for books, the copyright on the collection as a whole (including > > cover art, etc) is separate from the copyright on the individual stories. > > I assume this is similar. > > This is true, and related to the case. But the copyright on the whole > must still be compatible with the copyright on each piece, and I don't > think (but I'm not sure) that the GPL would permit this kind of > shenanigan.
If the inclusion of GPL software on a CD means that the collection as a whole (including cover art, etc) must be licensed under the GPL, then Debian is in real trouble, because some of the free software that Debian distributes has a GPL-incompatible licence. Well, maybe there's some complex argument that proves that the GPL must apply to the cover art of a CD containing GPL software even though it doesn't have to apply to other software on the same CD, but it seems a bit far-fetched to me ... Edmund
