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Message 00249: Re: Scanned image from Lion



of course. and there's no need to release it if it's a problem

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Carl Malamud <xxxxxxx@media.org> wrote:
> 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/
>>>>
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