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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>J. Ritchey wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Because the license is designed to be short, it doesn't define terms (eg: "lawful"). Instead it binds to a jurisdiction to set precedence for how a term may be interpreted. For example the Copyright Act itself uses the terms lawful, unlawful, and lawfully. So does the Criminal Code. The term lawful is also used in the <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Constitution Acts going back as far as 1867.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Pam Chestek then wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Others have pointed out a different interpretation of the "lawful" term, which is that one cannot use the software in ways that break the law. This is a clear violation of OSD6, no discrimination against fields of endeavor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I don’t know why we keep inventing new ways to say what old licenses say much more briefly. This language is over 18 years old, from AFL 3.0:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#444444;background:#FCFCFC'>15) <b>Right to Use.</b> You may use the Original Work in all ways not otherwise restricted or conditioned by this License or by law, and Licensor promises not to interfere with or be responsible for such uses by You.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This language is consistent, works in all jurisdictions, and protects the licensor also.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>/Larry Rosen<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>