Another pass at redrafting the Artistic License
David Johnson
david at usermode.org
Sun Sep 17 00:32:14 UTC 2000
On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Ben Tilly wrote:
> I have been told by lawyers that you can say it, but you cannot
> necessarily enforce the rules. For instance I was just told (and
> find believable) that statements about, "You cannot represent this
> as your own unless it is, and cannot the copyright holders and
> contributer's names for endorsement without express written
> permission" cannot be enforced as part of a copyright. It can be
> as part of a contract.
Fascinating. It's as if misrepresentation and fraud are not crimes!
Everyday I find more reasons to be thankful I am not a part of the
legal profession.
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David Johnson
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