On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:19:00 -0300 "Carlos A. M. dos Santos" <unixma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Chad Perrin <per...@apotheon.com> > wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 01:25:35PM -0300, Carlos A. M. dos Santos > > wrote: > >> > >> You can fork the code, rename it, whatever, but you can NOT change > >> the license without explicit permission from the original copyright > >> owner. That would be legally considered theft! > > > > Incorrect. It would be legally considered copyright infringement. > > Copyright law is not property law, and both different laws *and* > > different terms apply. "Theft" is not a term legally applied to > > copyright infringement -- at least, in any jurisdiction of which > > I'm even vaguely aware of the state of copyright law. > > > > "That would be legally considered copyright infringement!" > > I was referring to stealing intellectual property, which can be a > synonym of copyright violation, depending on the country law. In my > country, for instance, computer programs are considered intellectual > property but they are also subjected to author rights, just like books > and paintings [1,2] . > > > There. I fixed it for you. > > Thanks for the clarification, anyway. > > > References (in Portuguese) > > [1] http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/Leis/L9609.htm > [2] http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/Leis/L9610.htm > Is there any legitimate reason that this thread is continually cross-posted on both freebsd-questions and freebsd-ports? Choose one or the other. -- Jerry ges...@yahoo.com It's only by NOT taking the human race seriously that I retain what fragments of my once considerable mental powers I still possess. Roger Noe _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
