[Committee-d] GPLv3-draft1 and anti-circumvention laws

[Zak Greant]

On Mar 14, 2006, at 15:05PST (CA), David Turner wrote:
> We discussed this proposal on IRC today.  Rickerby and I think it  
> is too
> broad -- does anyone else have any comments?

I concur. The suggestions broaden the scope of the GPL, which seems  
likely to weaken the license as a whole.

> One interesting thing to note is that the US DMCA thinks that an
> "effective" access control measure (the thing you can't  
> circumvent), is
> one that appears in the ordinary course of operation.
>
> So, this would be "effective"
> <check for permission>; if <permission denied> then <do not copy>"
>
> I proposed that the license simply define "ordinary course of  
> operation"
> to include modification.  I think this would have a lot of generally
> useful effects -- it would explain what the license intends, and it
> might affect the interpretation of patent clauses as well.  It could
> maybe even live in the preamble.
>
> Do others have issues with this?

I am not sure that I understand - heading off to IRC / #CommitteeD to  
try and catch up with you to discuss.

Cheers!
--zak