Re: Scanned image from Lion

[Carl Malamud <xxxx@media.org>]

how about I run this by eff before we release?

let me look at the data as well, then I will call corynne and fred.

On Sep 16, 2008, at 11:34 AM, Aaron Swartz wrote:

> ok, it just says it's a license. corynne@eff said that usps is a
> government agency, their stuff can't be copyrighted, so their licenses
> are irrelevant. this wasn't and isn't formal legal advice, of course.
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Carl Malamud <xxxxxxx@media.org> wrote:
> > usps license agreement.  it wasn't a shrinkwrap, more like a stocking
> > stuffer ... the actual data doesn't say anything, but this paper  
> > was in the
> > stack of other stuff sent along on at least one of the products.   
> > but, we
> > should treat it like a shrink wrap unless a lawyer (e.g., eff)  
> > gives us the
> > go-ahead to do otherwise.
> >
> > the basic questions: do we just have the facts and not the creative  
> > work?
> > did we agree not to do this?
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > From: <xxxxxxx@oreilly.com>
> > > Date: September 16, 2008 12:37:14 PM PDT
> > > To: xxxxxxx@media.org
> > > Subject: Scanned image from Lion
> > > Reply-To: <xxxxxxx@oreilly.com>
> > >
> > >
> > > DEVICE NAME: Lion
> > > DEVICE MODEL: im3511
> > > LOCATION: C-2
> > >
> > > FILE FORMAT: PDF MMR(G4)
> > > RESOLUTION: 300dpi x 300dpi
> > >
> > > Attached file is scanned image in PDF format.
> > > This file can be read by Adobe Acrobat Reader.
> > > The reader can be downloaded from the following URL:
> > >
> > >       http://www.adobe.com/