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Donnie Berkholz wrote: |
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> Have you heard of the term "contributory infringement"? It means you're |
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> helping someone else break copyright law. |
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Wouldn't somebody need to distribute the software to be in violation of |
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copyright law? |
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If I in legal and fully-licensed manner install a program on my PC, and |
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then I modify that program but don't distribute it, have I violated |
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copyright law? If the end-user doesn't violate copyright, then Gentoo |
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couldn't be guilty of contributory infringement. |
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If I purchase a piece of artwork and then draw over it I haven't |
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violated copyright. If I make 10 copies of the resulting modified art |
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and distribute them then I may have. If I sell a magic marker and print |
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on the box "you can draw all over your expensive artwork" on it I'm not |
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contributing to copyright infringement. If I write on the box "you can |
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draw all over your expensive artwork and sell it on ebay" then I may be |
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contributing to copyright infringement. |
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At least, that is how I see it... :) |
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