On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 9:00 AM Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 9:29 PM Vitaly Zaitsev <vitaly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > We can't ship RPM Fusion because it contains patent-encumbered and > > proprietary software, right? But at the same time, we can ship Flathub > > which contains the same software. I can't understand that. > > Last I knew, rpmfusion also ships software which includes > software for which the repo does not have redistribution > rights(*), and software whose primary purpose is for dmca > circumvention(**). > > While the issue of patent encumbrances is related, these > are also different considerations for which counsel will > need to render their advice in terms of acceptability. > > Given the large variation across jurisdictions regarding > IP laws/regulations, the answer is often not clear cut > or obvious to those not steeped into the depths of IP law > (and, of course, two different lawyers might come to > subtly different recommendations from the same set of > facts). > > > > > > (*) As I recall, packagers for flathub must be able > to show redistribution rights, or download the related > files via an alternative mechanism (which flathub > does provide a mechanism to accomplish during > install). > > (**) And this gets into weeds about redistribution of > such software vs simply using such software, and > whether referencing/linking to such content is an > issue. Which may also vary between jurisdictions. This is also a bit murky with Flathub, as the download doesn't happen on the local user's side with extra-data-download, it happens in Flathub and repacks it server-side. That means Flathub is doing redistribution. I can see a few examples where this is obviously problematic. -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth! _______________________________________________ legal mailing list -- legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to legal-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
