Re: Copyright, Licensing etc.

[sk <noname@myob.com>]

Hi,

Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com>
>sk wrote:
>> 1) That I do not "offend" the original author
>
>This is nice, but strictly unnecessary under the GPL.

Understood, but I still would prefer not to "offend"
(not really the correct word, but cannot think of a 
better one).

Both "Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com>" and 
"dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)" indicate that
I probably do have a copyright interest.

OK, but a large part of me says, this is not
my work.

>"dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)"
>> 2) That I do not infringe upon the original copyright and
>>    licensing.
>Well of course that is a legal issue, and I cannot offer
>any legal advice here, especially since I have not seen
>what you have done, but certainly a good step is to make
>sure that you do have definitive knowledge of who holds
>the copyright and what license they provide.

Interesting point. I had of course overlooked the 
possibility that the original author might not have 
been in a position to copyright or license in the first
place.

Re-persuing the license again and FAQ's and looking
for nuances etc. (every time I read an obviously 
carefully phrased legal document/contract, my brains 
start going to mush and I start wondering  what the 
word "it" might mean under the circumstances :-)

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