Re: PJ lies about Terekhov--again

[Alexander Terekhov]

Hyman Rosen wrote:
> 
> Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> > Well, the High-on-Crack Court is of opinion that replacing OS bootloader
> > constitutes creation of a derivative work that needs permission from OS'
> > copyright owner because "[w]ithout a bootloader, Mac OS X would not
> > operate." Do you share that absurd 'legal' reasoning, dear Hyman?
> 
> The court referred to precedent in D&B v. Grace. Think of it
> as a book - if someone takes a book and prepares a new one by
> replacing some chapters of it with chapters of his own, is the
> result a derivative work? 

It's more like replacing one foreword with another foreword, silly. The
replacement doesn't constitute a derivative work of a book unless
foreword contains protected expression taken from book.

regards,
alexander.

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