Re: [PATCH] Ban module license tag string termination trick

[Auke Kok]

Trent Waddington wrote:
> On 2/2/07, Jon Masters <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Ok. I totally dig the *idea* here - I mean, this issue has been ongoing
> > for a long time now. But I'd like to see a few comments as to whether we
> > need a technological mechanism here to enforce the obvious. To me, it
> > just seems totally obvious (any legal comment?) that early C string
> > termination is undermining the intent of the MODULE_LICENSE tag.
>
> I'm not a lawyer, but I can tell you exactly what a lawyer would say:
>
>   "well, ya know, it's hard to say when it comes to these issues"
>
> that's the answer to *any* copyright question.  :)

to me it even screams "bypassing or a digital copyright enforcement system". 
that sounds really close to "D.M.C.A. violation" :)

thank goodness I'm not a laywer...

Auke
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