[pp.int.general] 3-step usage rights / forced licensing model

[Félix Robles]

In my opinion such a system would be very complicated, and a nuisance for
software authors every time they create a program. Also, I think free
software licenses are working pretty well right now, so I think we shouldn't
force privative software authors to release their code: they are already
starting to lose ground.

So we should take care that our copyright reforms don't touch the legality
of free software licenses. For example, if we unregulate every non profit
use of copyrighted works, people would be able to use GPL code to release
privative non profit software, even before the 5 or 15 or 20 years of
granted monopoly on for profit use of authors' works.

Here in Spain it's legal to download movies and music if it' non profit, but
it' illegal to download privative software. Perhaps we also should make a
distinction between software and other copyrighted works, and more precisely
between software code and other copyrighted works.

Or perhaps we shouldn't differentiate them, what do you people think?

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Pasi Palmulehto <
scoffer at kofeiini.riippuvuus.net> wrote:

> > I want to ask something: Should all software be, by law, free
> > software?  Or should authors at least release the code after a certain
> > period of time and allow everyone to distribute and modify it?
>
> Oh, sorry I forgot that part totally from the first post. I quick
> translated it from our original forum topic
> (
> https://www.piraattipuolue.fi/keskustelupalsta/6-politiikka/5877-tekijaenoikeussuojan-porrastus)
> and tried to make it a bit more clear.
>
> In my opinion getting into databank should require giving the source
> code which would be able to download from the databank after five years.
> If the source code would not be given, software isn't approved into
> databank and company should take care of software usage be traditional
> ways such as selling keycodes and such. Databank would keep the source
> code in safe for further use.
>
> Naturally original software creator isn't obligated to release updates
> for others who commercially use the work.
>
> --
> Pasi "Scoffa" Palmulehto
> Leader of Finnish Pirate Party
>
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