Re: Manual licensing, again

> Felipe Sateler wrote on 5/19/09 5:23 AM:
>
>> Hi all. There are more files with questionable licensing status :(.
>>
>> examples/01hpschd.sf2 seems to be for free distribution only (which would make
>> it incompatible with the GFDL, since no restrictions can be added).
>>
>> examples/22bassoon.sf2 allows free redistribution, but doesn't mention
>> modifications (if they are not allowed, it would conflict with the GFDL).
>
> I think that these should be removed.
>
>> opcodes/py{init,eval,assign}.xml still have the All rights reserved by
>> Maurizio Umberto Puxeddu notice. Has anybody been able to contact him?
>
> Once again, "All rights reserved" has no legal meaning anymore and is not
> incompatible with any free/open license.  Please see this page for an
> explanation:
>
> <http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollard/FGA/law-copyright-all-rights-re
> served.html>
>
> Even if the phrase did have some legal force, it would only apply to people
> who do not have a valid license granting them further rights.  In the world
> of free software and open content, everyone can obtain a license granting
> some of the rights normally "reserved" by the copyright holder.  Thus "All
> rights reserved" would at best only apply to persons whose license has been
> revoked because they violated its provisions.