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donaldr3 - 10 years ago 2014-03-21 19:07:37
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@@ -535,25 +535,25 @@ Thus, most proprietary software restricts users via multiple interlocking
 
legal and technological means.  Any license that truly respect the software
 
freedom of all users must not only grant appropriate copyright permissions,
 
but also \textit{prevent} restrictions from other legal and technological
 
means like those listed above.
 

	
 
\subsection{Non-USA Copyright Regimes}
 
\label{non-usa-copyright}
 

	
 
Generally speaking, copyright law operates similarly enough in countries that
 
have signed the Berne Convention on Copyright, and software freedom licenses
 
have generally taken advantage of this international standardization of
 
copyright law.  However, copyright law does differ from country to country,
 
and commonly, software freedom licenses like GPL must be considered under the
 
and commonly, software freedom licenses like the GPL must be considered under the
 
copyright law in the jurisdiction where any licensing dispute occurs.
 

	
 
Those who are most familiar with the USA's system of copyright often are
 
surprised to learn that there are certain copyright controls that cannot be
 
waived nor disclaimed.  Specifically, many copyright regimes outside the USA
 
recognize a concept of moral rights of authors.  Typically, moral rights are
 
fully compatible with respecting software freedom, as they are usually
 
centered around controls that software freedom licenses generally respect,
 
such as the right of an authors to require proper attribution for their work.
 

	
 
\section{A Community of Equality}
 

	
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