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# DISABLES ADDITIONAL ACTIONS FOR DRAFTERS

Comment 235: Invasion of privacy clause allows outsiders to mess with distribution rights

This Comment is part of the discussion on:
#1132: (fontana) Concerns regarding differing definitions in different countries


Regarding the text: no permission is given to distribute covered works that illegally invade users' privacy
In section: gpl3.drm.p0.s3
Submitted by: kop on 2006-01-16 at 17:18 EST
6 agree: proski, Jastiv, neroden, catzi, andrewpm, fej
noted by kop on 2006-01-16 at 17:18 EST:

What if, for instance, some silly legislative body decides that, for instance, revealing an IP number is an invasion of privacy. This clause seems to offer way too much scope for 3rd parties to interfere with distribution rights.

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