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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 03 Aug 2016, at 19:42, Karan, Cem F CIV USARMY RDECOM ARL (US) <<a href="mailto:cem.f.karan.civ@mail.mil" class="">cem.f.karan.civ@mail.mil</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">-----Original Message-----<br class="">From: License-discuss [<a href="mailto:license-discuss-bounces@opensource.org" class="">mailto:license-discuss-bounces@opensource.org</a>] On <br class="">Behalf Of John Cowan<br class="">Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 11:39 AM<br class="">To: <a href="mailto:license-discuss@opensource.org" class="">license-discuss@opensource.org</a><br class="">Subject: Re: [License-discuss] [Non-DoD Source] Re: US Army Research <br class="">Laboratory Open Source License proposal<br class=""><br class="">Karan, Cem F CIV USARMY RDECOM ARL (US) scripsit:<br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">A copyright-based license may work outside of the US because the USG<br class="">would (probably) have copyright protections there?<br class=""></blockquote><br class="">Depending solely on local law, so there is no uniform answer.<br class=""></blockquote><br class="">Yes, which is why I said 'may'. It has to be litigated in each jurisdiction <br class="">to know for certain how it will go.<br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">As far as I know, this hasn't been litigated anywhere, so it may not <br class="">apply.<br class=""></blockquote><br class="">That wouldn't matter if there was an explicit or implicit statutory grant in <br class="">the foreign country. If only the Berne Convention holds, then<br class="">the "We give you 0 years because you give yourself 0 years" argument kicks <br class="">in.<br class=""></blockquote><br class="">I see what you're saying, and it's an interesting point of view. Are there <br class="">any countries that are signatories to the Berne Convention that hold this <br class="">point of view?<br class=""></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div>Most likely all of them when it comes down to a court case, but as you said there is no known case law here.</div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Interesting link! I wish it weren't behind a paywall, I'd like to<br class="">read more of it.<br class=""></blockquote><br class="">Me too. Ask a lawyer friend to send you a copy (and me, while you're at <br class="">it).<br class="">My father's preprint copy moldered away a long time ago.<br class=""></blockquote><br class="">What, and violate copyright, the very thing we're discussing right now? ;)<br class=""><br class="">Thanks,<br class="">Cem Karan<br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">License-discuss mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:License-discuss@opensource.org" class="">License-discuss@opensource.org</a><br class="">https://lists.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>