On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, Måns Rullgård wrote: > A work can't be derived from another work without including some > piece of it
This is actually not the case; including output of a work (or generated by a work) in another work can make that work a derivative work of the first work. > Is a printed book a derivative work of the manual for the printing > press? This is the wrong analogy. The right analogy is: Is a printed book a derivative work of the typeface used in the printing press? Don Armstrong -- When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me. -- Emo Philips. http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu
