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On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote: |
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> Tho FWIW I think restrict=fetch applies to stuff like cd/dvd-based game |
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> data as well, where the agreement is on the cd not a website, but still |
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> requires specific click-thru. |
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I think the real determiner should almost always be whether there is a |
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URL that you can reliably fetch or not. |
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If you're talking about a CD there is nothing to fetch. If you want |
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somebody to copy a file off of a CD and stick it in distfiles then |
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RESTRICT=fetch makes perfect sense, but it has nothing to do with |
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licensing, but the fact that no consistent URL exists. |
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Legally the basic issue is whether linking to something is the same as |
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distributing it. I'm open to a lawyer's summary, but my sense is that |
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the case law around this is very messy, especially on an international |
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scale. |
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Rich |