[vorbis-dev] Closed Source Releases (Ekk a LGPL problem)

[owinebar at free-expression.org]

On Thu, 7 Sep 2000, David Burnett wrote:
> I've made no changes to the libraries so thats not a problem. 
> 
    If the version of the library you distribute doesn't use these
proprietary headers, then it doesn't seem like you'd have any problems.

> 1) Allow modification and reverse engineering (but I don't have to make it
> easy)

    Neither of these are within your power to control anyway.  Copyright
law dictates - anyone can modify their copy(ies) of any work they own
however they see fit. (distributing those modifications is a separate
matter).  This assumes you haven't made a valid contract with the
purchaser - of course, mass-market licenses have not been proven binding
yet (and I don't believe they will be when it gets taken to the USSC).

Lynn

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