encforceability of Open Source Licences (Re: (OT) - NOT A Major Blow to Copyleft Theory)

[Alexander Terekhov]

On Feb 13, 2008 9:08 AM, David Woolley <forums at david-woolley.me.uk> wrote:
> Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> >
> >> The UK does not, so, for example, you
> >> need a licence to copy from disk to RAM.
> >
> > http://www.wipo.int/clea/en/fiche.jsp?uid=ie019
> >
> > UK codified statutory limitations to exclusive rights akin to 17 USC
> > 117 fifteen or so years ago.
>
> That was not the point I was making.  In any case, the Statutory
> Instrument referenced by that page does not exist:
>
> <http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si199300.htm>

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1992/Uksi_19923233_en_5.htm

regards,
alexander.

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"Notwithstanding Jacobsen's confused discussion of unilateral
contracts, bilateral contracts, implied licenses, "licenses to the
world" and "bare" licenses in his Appellant's Brief, the issue at hand
is fairly simple."

 -- Brief of Appellees (CAFC 2008-1001).