Demon & DeCSS

Owen Blacker ukcrypto at maillist.ox.ac.uk
Sat, 23 Sep 2000 16:24:38 +0100


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>There is in effect no concept in UK law of ownerless property.
>Property is
> >> >that which has an owner. Whena work comes out of copyright under
> >law, it ceases to be property.
> 
>  So if I say everyone may use and dispose of it as they choose, 
>  it does not cease..........?

IANAL, but I would've thought, then, that you're just granting an
unconditional licence in perpetuity...


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