From b364be0e4347752c01a65d9fcc94996ccd249ef7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:39:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] IMO, this is a much better example of fair use, and has real world implications too. --- gpl-lgpl.tex | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/gpl-lgpl.tex b/gpl-lgpl.tex index c37ff25..f2c87c1 100644 --- a/gpl-lgpl.tex +++ b/gpl-lgpl.tex @@ -995,13 +995,14 @@ material is an established legal doctrine that permits certain activities regardless of whether copyright law would other restrict those activities. Discussion of the various types of fair use activity are beyond the scope of this tutorial. However, one important example of fair use is the right to -quote a very few lines from a file and reuse them as you would with or -without licensing restrictions. +quote portions of the text in larger work so as to criticize or suggest +changes. This fair use rights is commonly used on mailing lists when +discussing potential improvements or changes to Free Software. -Fair use is a doctrine established by the courts or by statute. By +Fair use is a doctrine established by the courts or by statute. By contrast, unregulated uses are those that are not covered by the statue nor determined by a court to be covered, but are common and enjoyed by -many users. An example of unregulated use is reading a printout of the +many users. An example of unregulated use is reading a printout of the program's source code like an instruction book for the purpose of learning how to be a better programmer.