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Re: Contributor Agreement License details - updated version
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Date:
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Wed, 7 Feb 2007 18:46:00 GMT
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Tim Gould wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Don Heyse wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Dean Earley wrote:
> > > Tim Gould wrote:
> > > > Perhaps people would prefer if we changed that paragraph to
> > > > something like this in the README
> > > >
> > > > LDraw.org is the sole entity responsible for enforcement of the
> > > > Parts Library copyrights. LDraw.org does not consider rendered
> > > > images or LDraw data files (such as MPDs or LDR files) to be
> > > > derivative works of the Parts Library.
> > > Wouldn't this include modifying/converting/republishing the dat
> > > files themselves (a true derivative work)?
> > Yeah, I think the meaning was there, but the language was still a bit
> > unclear. Here's a nice place to look for ideas on how to rework the
> > language.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative_work
> >
> > The section on Software is probably the closest match, and I believe
> > this is the key sentence,
> >
> > "If the original software is modified to create the new program, a
> > derived work is created."
> >
> > Enjoy,
> >
> > Don
>
> There is one aspect that I am a little worried about and it deals with
> unofficial files... we can make it clear what a model file is (references to
> parts only) but then we have the problem that it is considered good practise to
> include unofficial files in a model file to ensure it remains working. This
> would not be covered by such a limited definition.
I'm not sure about the exact text but id state derived works as
"containing the original file or visual representation/rendering of..."
This happily excludes models (except where they include unofficial
parts), but includes all renders of both models and parts.
--
Dean Earley, Dee (dean@earlsoft.co.uk)
irc: irc://irc.blitzed.org/
web: http://personal.earlsoft.co.uk
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