Re: Copyrighting the GPL

Matt Seitz <[email protected]> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 10:29:16 -0700 (PDT)
Newsgroups gmane.comp.emulators.wine.license
Message-ID <[email protected]>
--- "Deven T. Corzine" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Regarding court transcripts, that would include expressive speech by some 
> witnesses, wouldn't it?  

Copyright only applies when something is placed in "fixed form" (written, audio
recording, etc.).  If something is merely spoken, it is not protected by
copyright.    So oral testimony would not be protected.  However, any written
testimony might raise such issues.



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Sincerely,
Matt Seitz

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