Re: The worst that can happen to GPLed code

[John Hasler]

I wrote:
> The first sale doctrine is about disposition of tangible copies purchased
> from the copyright owner.

Alexander Terekhov writes:
> The disposition is tangible. A bunch of diskettes.

Tangible copies you made.  Not ones you purchased.

I wrote:
> If you created ten copies of a CNN Web page do you think that the first
> sale doctrine would give you the right to sell those copies?

Alexander Terekhov writes:
> No.

Then what makes you think you can sell copies of stuff from the FSF site?
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI