From kde-edu  Tue Feb 15 17:57:22 2005
From: "cobaco \(aka Bart Cornelis\)" <cobaco () skolelinux ! no>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:57:22 +0000
To: kde-edu
Subject: Re: [kde-edu]: Possible legal issue with KVocTrain
Message-Id: <200502151857.33013.cobaco () skolelinux ! no>
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On Tuesday 15 February 2005 17:00, Peter Hedlund wrote:
> The point is that the script is used to convert "their" files which are
> covered by copyrights and only intended for use with their products.
> Similar to CDs and other content.=20

is it possible for users to create their own datafiles in 'their' format?
if so this argument is completely bogus (at least in Europe, in the US the=
=20
DMCA might come into play), reverse engineering a data format is legal.

If you (or somebody else) starts distributing their data then _that_ is=20
illegal, Selling a tool to read data in the format they use is a completely=
=20
orthogonal matter, that in no way implies the former (especially if other=20
data in that format exists)

> In the meanwhile virtually every tool=20
> to copy CDs is forbidden by law.
er, I'm gonna guess you live in the US? cause in Europe this is just=20
blatantly untrue (in fact most computers sold tend to include at least 1=20
such tool).

In Europe making a backup copy, and format conversion are both completely=20
legal, as long as it's for personal use only=20

In the US the tool should be legal /unless/ there are _no_ significant lega=
l=20
uses of it, even the DMCA says that much (of course it wouldn't be the=20
first time that the court's interpretation of 'no significant legal use'=20
turns out to defy common sense)

=2D-=20
cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis):
    Co=F6rdinator Belgisch Skolelinux team
    Co=F6rdinator Nederlandse Skolelinux vertaling

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