Comments regarding libnu-htmlparser-java_1.4-1_amd64.changes
Thorsten Alteholz
alteholz at debian.org
Thu Jun 12 18:17:34 UTC 2014
Hi Emmanuel,
On Thu, 12 Jun 2014, Emmanuel Bourg wrote:
> Le 12/06/2014 14:18, Thorsten Alteholz a écrit :
>> the license of some files says that:
>> "You are granted a license to use, reproduce and create derivative works
>> of this document."
>>
>> Can you please explain why Debian is allowed to distribute these files?
>
> Because the license grants the right to reproduce this document?
I am not a native English speaker but I understand "reproduce" as making
only copies.
> Isn't
> distribution a form of reproduction when we are dealing with immaterial
> works?
All other licenses grant the right to copy and to distribute, so there
must be a difference between both.
Thorsten
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