BSD-like licenses and the OSI approval process

[Matthew Flaschen]

Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> On 10/16/07, Matthew Flaschen <matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu> wrote:
>> Alexander Terekhov wrote:
>>>> GPLv3 makes it clear it doesn't remove existing consumer rights (as if
>>>> any copyright license could do that) by adding "This License
>>>> acknowledges your rights of fair use or other equivalent, as provided by
>>>> copyright law."
>>> The term "fair use" is unique to the United States; a similar
>>> principle, fair dealing, exists in some other common law
>>> jurisdictions.
>> Hence the "or other equivalent"....
> 
> Heck, but "first sale" is NOT equivalent to "fair use" or "fair
> dealing" (a kind of equivalent to "fair use").

"First sale" is not identical to "fair use", but it's equivalent in the
sense used here.

Matt Flaschen