On Mon, Nov 29, 2004 at 06:49:21AM -0500, Joe Hartley wrote: > > copyright and hence the GPL is not concerned with ownership, > > it only deals with the right to copy. > > > > ownership of the copyrighted "expression of an idea" is in practice > > not important at all. I have heard people claim that its public domain, > > though i havnt been able to confirm that. > > This is the Darl McBride/SCO argument against the GPL. It makes about > as much sense as the "Wookie defense" on South Park - "If Chewbacca > lives on Endor, you must acquit!" hi! sorry I didnt quite follow that. Would you mind elaborating? (guess i need to catch up on some more Southpark:-)) just to be clear, i'm making an esoteric distinction between the ownership of a copyright (which can be bought and sold), and the ownership of the "expression of an idea" itself. cheers -- Tim Orford
