Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:10:34 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: saper@saper.info Cc: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB_VERBOSE and vendor-/productnames Message-ID: <4c90716a.CqkjwdPbJje6GUwJ%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <slrni90d7n.unj.saper@saper.info> References: <20100914002017.GA97489@freebsd.org> <201009141400.00427.hselasky@c2i.net> <20100914202546.GA80216@freebsd.org> <201009142231.41221.hselasky@c2i.net> <20100914210347.GA87874@freebsd.org> <slrni90d7n.unj.saper@saper.info>
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Marcin Cieslak <saper@saper.info> wrote: > Dnia 14.09.2010 Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> napisa??/a: > >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-current@freebsd.org/msg124948.html). > >> > >> If we don't have to GPL the resulting .h and .c files. > > > > "The contents of the database and the generated files can be > > distributed under the terms of either the GNU General Public > > License (version 2 or later) or of the 3-clause BSD License." > > Which constitutes probably a legal bullshit, since work created > by a computer (not a human author) cannot by copyrighted. Maybe, but I wouldn't bet much on it without consulting a copyright attorney (or several, since laws vary among nations). It seems to me that the database itself was likely compiled by humans and -- based on what little I know of (US) copyright law -- could be subject to a compilation copyright. The generated files could be considered derivative works. And just in case it is not obvious, IANAL.
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