Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 14 Feb 2003 21:31:51 +0100 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: openbkweb-0.0 |
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On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 10:56:21PM +0000, Jamie Lokier wrote: > Larry McVoy wrote: > > Please show me the case law which says we have to give you our technology, > > for free, and we do not have the right to say "no way unless you agree to > > not reverse engineer". >... > Correct. You have the right to say "no way unless you agree not to > reverse engineer". >...
Wrong.
Current German copyright law says that any contractual appointments that disallow the allowed cases of reverse engineering are void.
> -- Jamie
cu Adrian
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