diff --git a/gpl-lgpl.tex b/gpl-lgpl.tex index 5e4f3e4580415000eaf6e1c1e6ce94388d16a6b0..b9864e4e88d20bec1bde9f376ea210eaeffa128c 100644 --- a/gpl-lgpl.tex +++ b/gpl-lgpl.tex @@ -384,14 +384,14 @@ medium. In the software world, this usually means typing the source code of the software into a file. Imagine if authors could truly disclaim those default control of copyright -law. If so, the software is in the public domain -- no longer covered by +law. If so, the software is in the public domain --- no longer covered by copyright. Since copyright law is the construction allowing for most restrictions on software (i.e., prohibition of copying, modification, and redistribution), removing the software from the copyright system usually yields software freedom for its users. Carefully note that software truly in the public domain is \emph{not} licensed -in any way. It is confusing to say software is ``licensed for the +in any way. It is confusing to say software is ``licensed for the public domain,'' or any phrase that implies the copyright holder gave express permission to take actions governed by copyright law. @@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ legal system in play to take them away. Admittedly, a discussion of public domain software is an oversimplified example. Because copyright controls are usually automatically granted and because, in -some jurisdictions, some copyright controls cannot be waived (See +some jurisdictions, some copyright controls cannot be waived (see Section~\ref{non-usa-copyright} for further discussion), many copyright holders sometimes incorrectly believe a work has been placed in the public domain. Second, due to aggressive lobbying by the entertainment industry,