[Plib-devel] Re: legal matters

[Melchior F. <mf...@us...>]

* Andy Ross -- Friday 08 July 2005 19:25:
> Melchior FRANZ wrote:
> > The mere conversion of data does *not* change license and copyright!
> 
> Sure it does.  The converted file format is a new work, and has its
> own copyright.

So running hexdump over a binary makes the output my work? Oh sure. 
See you in court.

Again: if the original distribution terms allow modification and redistribution
(which is certainly the case here), then I may *add* my copyright. But never
may I remove/replace or change copyright or terms. Only add. And this does
AFAIK not apply to automatically converted stuff. Running gzip over the file
makes it mine? Dream on ...

m.

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