Well, if you want to get technical...

Well, if you want to get technical...

Posted Sep 14, 2003 22:07 UTC (Sun) by meffie (guest, #3120)
In reply to: Well, if you want to get technical... by flewellyn
Parent article: Interview: Linux usage raises big legal concerns (Gulf News)

They know exactly what they are doing. They are trying to twist this into a case of property, something the layman understands. It worked for the media companies.

Copyright = property may not be accurate in a strict legal sense, but it still makes common sense, even to the Supreme Court...

Watch the language. While the one side talks about "licenses" with verbs like copy, distribute, play, share and perform, the other side talks about "rights" with verbs like own, protect, safeguard, protect, secure, authorize, buy, sell, infringe, pirate, infringe and steal. This isn't just a battle of words. It's a battle of understandings.

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