[fedora.us] More bugzilla ticket reassignments

Stephen J Smoogen smoogen at lanl.gov
Fri Sep 17 21:50:06 UTC 2004


Kyrre Ness Sjobak wrote:
> There is just one tiny little thing i wonder about: In core 3, will
> there be an option under install "Do you want to use extras-packages?
> This may be illegal under current US and EU copyright/patent law" -
> something like debian does? That would be really great, but i dont know
> the legal implications.
> 

I dont think so. Certain readings of US/EU law is that even advising 
that it might be illegal but saying you can do it makes you a party to 
the crime. EG Red Hat would be enabling a criminal enterprise. While it 
might get thrown out of court eventually... it is probably something RH 
wants to deal with.



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