Ken Arromdee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, 11 Mar 2007, Ben Finney wrote: >> Those licenses can apply to any software, not just programs. So, if >> the software is an audio work or picture, a software license like GPL >> or Expat can apply to it. > > Actually, there's one big problem. The GPL's "preferred form for > modification" clause. > > Unless the creators of the podcast directly edit the MP3--which is rather > unlikely--the MP3 is not the preferred form for modification and putting the > MP3 under GPL without releasing the raw audio files grants no rights at all. > GPLing video has a similar problem.
The "preferred form for modification" for a film director is often a reshoot of the scene. I guess this means that a GPL video would have to ship with (a copy of) Tom Cruise if he happens to be one of the actors in the film. Sounds difficult to fulfill. -- Måns Rullgård [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
