On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 10:56:21PM +0000, Jamie Lokier wrote:
> Larry McVoy wrote:
> > Please show me the case law which says we have to give you our technology,
> > for free, and we do not have the right to say "no way unless you agree to
> > not reverse engineer".
>...
> Correct. You have the right to say "no way unless you agree not to
> reverse engineer".
>...
Wrong.
Current German copyright law says that any contractual appointments that
disallow the allowed cases of reverse engineering are void.
> -- Jamie
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Adrian
--"Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed
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