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From: Vince Skahan <vince@halcyon.com>
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Subject: Re: One variant of a LDP Copyright (News/Mail/UUCP Howtos)
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(Terry Dawson writes:)
> > A verbatim copy may be reproduced or distributed in any medium physical or
> > electronic without permission of the author.  Translations are similarly
> > permitted without express permission if it includes a notice on who translated
> > it.
> 
> Vince, it is the 'verbatim copy' section that is what the discussion has been
> about. It prevents modification.

Not in my eyes it doesn't.
I said derivative works are ok also without permission.

I'd be thrilled to see a rewording that works.

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