On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 01:36:14AM -0500, Anthony DeRobertis wrote: > Adam McKenna wrote: > >But you can only use one copy at a time. You could make a good argument > >that > >the copies not in use are backup copies. (Remember, we're talking about > >documents here.) > > > Well, US copyright law at least gives the right to make a backup copy so > long as "such new copy or adaptation is for archival purposes only." > Clearly, if you're regularly using it, its no longer for archival > purposes only.
That would need to be decided by a court. Obviously if you can only use one copy at a time, and your backup strategy involves keeping multiple copies on multiple machines, someone would have to *prove* that you were using more than one copy at a time, and convice the cort that your backup strategy does not comply with the license. I really don't see either thing happening in the case of a GFDL'd document. IOW, if it's a restriction at all, it's unenforcable. --Adam -- Adam McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
