Re: [DotGNU]DCMA devils - not under the OSD.

[John]

Of course then we'd run afoul of the Open Source Definition? We'd be
creating a license which discriminates against a person or persons.
Under the law a corporation is considered a "virtual person", so it
logically follows that we cannot create a license which discriminates
against Microsoft.

Encrypting our data stream or programs would run counter to a different
clause of the OSD dealing with obvuscation of property. If obscured, not
Open Source.

Now, whether the GPL would permit these actions, I leave to brighter
minds.

John Le'Brecage.

Ron Burk wrote:
> 
> >   If Microsoft execs don't like something in the DMCA,
> >is there something that we can use in the DMCA to shield ourselves from
> >potential Microsoft attacks?
> 
> My twisted little mind has thought: "What if this simple single
> logon standard spreads very quickly among web site designers,
> and what if dotGNU were to claim IP in it, and grant rights
> to all but Microsoft-controlled companies, to keep Passport
> from being able to easily get at the customer data formed
> behind this standard (and from being able to "embrace
> and extend" it).
> 
> In olden days, it was not possible to keep someone
> from perverting your idea unless you patented it.
> With the DCMA, I no longer have any idea what-all
> legal rights a copyright grants (and many things in
> this area have not been tested in court).
> Ron Burk
> HighTechInfo.com, www.hightechinfo.com
> 
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