Re: Thwab's data "license" [WAS: Re: Thwab final release]

["Anas Husseini" <linux dot anas at gmail dot com>]

I agree with Djihed. Simply, this sort of Data has its own license which is the following: nobody is allowed to modify the original source of books, but it is possible to modify the copy included in Thwab if there any differences (mistakes) between the copy and the original source. Furthermore, any reference to one (or more) of Thwab-lib Data is not allowed unless it is copied as it is.

On 5/17/07, Djihed Afifi <djihedlists at googlemail dot com> wrote:

I think the right question is: Do you actually hold the copyright to
these works and can you mandate whatever license you choose?

Copyright is a tool to protect one's works, not to protect some work
from being vandalised or altered. You can place all restrictions that
you want, but that won't stop malicious alterations of the works at all.
I wonder, how can you license it if you don't own the copyright?

I believe that "licensing" these documents makes no sense. In general,
publishers who publish printed books can claim copyright to the
accompanied commentary, graphics and any other work that they explicitly
produced. I believe any other claims to the work itself can't be held in
any court. The original authors, in most cases, passed away centuries
ago.

The works themselves have no license.

I think it is time to seriously discuss this.

Djihed