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  • From: Rob Myers <rob AT robmyers.org>
  • To: cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] Clarification needed: parallel distribution
  • Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:06:02 +0000

On 11/01/12 22:52, Francesco Poli wrote:
> The big question is: does the clause allow a licensee to distribute a
> TPM-encumbered form of the work, as long as he/she also make a clean
> (unencumbered) form available in parallel? If this parallel

It does not and should not. DRM is unacceptable for software and it is
unacceptable for cultural works.

> distribution scenario is indeed allowed, then I've seen no one
> objecting to the freeness of the anti-TPM clause: everyone says that
> the clause meets the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG). If instead
> the clause forbids parallel distribution, many people (including me)
> think it fails to meet the DFSG.

On what basis? The DFSG clearly need revising to remove the possibility
of this confusion.

- Rob.




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