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> > hi all. > > > > did you see this on /. today? OFFSystem. here's a link to > their wiki: > > http://wiki.offdev.org/Main_Page > > The page says that > > > ...no data stored or transferred in OFF is copyrighted > because all data is random. A simple analogy is seen in that > every number has an infinite number of representations > (3+2=5, 2*2+1=5, 10-5=5, 10/2=5, etc). Even if the number > (file) in question can be copyrighted under current > legislation, it is practically impossible and unreasonable to > state that every other representation of that particular > number is copyrighted. > > Such a claim won't stand up in court for thirty seconds, for > the reasons given in the following essay on Paranoia (the > RPG), computer science, and the law: > > http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/lawpoli/colour/2004061001.php
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