Re: [Fwd: [gnu.org #220719] Re: python and gpl]

2005-02-04 Thread Tim Churches
Tim Churches wrote: > Can't get much clearer than that. Whoops! Sorry about all the embedded HTML links, making it most unclear. Here is the relevant Australian law in a clearer form: COPYRIGHT ACT 1968 (as amended by the Copyright Amendment Act 2000) - SECT 47B *Reproduction for normal

Re: [Fwd: [gnu.org #220719] Re: python and gpl]

2005-02-04 Thread Tim Churches
Richard Brodie wrote: "Tim Churches" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1) In Australia and Europe at least, loading program code from disc into memory in order to execute it is not considered as making an infringing copy under copyright law. I don't think it's as c

Re: [Fwd: [gnu.org #220719] Re: python and gpl]

2005-02-04 Thread Richard Brodie
"Tim Churches" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1) In Australia and Europe at least, loading program code from disc into > memory in > order to execute it is not considered as making an infringing copy under > copyright law. I don't think it's as clear cut as that.

Re: [Fwd: [gnu.org #220719] Re: python and gpl]

2005-02-03 Thread John Hunter
> "Paul" == Paul Rubin <"http://phr.cx"@NOSPAM.invalid> writes: Paul> Various possible candidates for such dragging have Paul> apparently decided that their chances weren't too good. Or simply that it wasn't worth the cost to go to court, even if they presumed they would eventually wi

Re: [Fwd: [gnu.org #220719] Re: python and gpl]

2005-02-03 Thread Paul Rubin
Tim Churches <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > See also this article, in which Lawrence Rosen, the attorney for > OSI, admits that it is impossible for anyone to properly interpret > the application of various open source licenses under the various > national laws: http://www.devx.com/opensource/Articl

Re: [Fwd: [gnu.org #220719] Re: python and gpl]

2005-02-03 Thread Tim Churches
Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In the absence of other information I Cc'd [EMAIL PROTECTED] to ask their > opinion about the relationship between GPL'd Python modules and > programs that imported them ... > > If a Python program imports a module licensed under the GPL, in your > >

Re: [Fwd: [gnu.org #220719] Re: python and gpl]

2005-02-03 Thread Paul Rubin
Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In the absence of other information I Cc'd [EMAIL PROTECTED] to ask their > opinion about the relationship between GPL'd Python modules and > programs that imported them In the OP's particular case, he got the agreement of the GPL'd module's author, so it

[Fwd: [gnu.org #220719] Re: python and gpl]

2005-02-03 Thread Steve Holden
In the absence of other information I Cc'd [EMAIL PROTECTED] to ask their opinion about the relationship between GPL'd Python modules and programs that imported them Original Message [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Mon Jan 31 15:49:28 2005]: Scott Robinson wrote: > On 30 Jan 2005 21:59:25