[Asterisk-Users] Re: [Asterisk-Dev] Free G.729 ready for download

[Tony Mountifield]

In article <Pine.LNX.4.44.0409251014110.15127-100000 at cheetah.psv.nu>,
Peter Svensson <psvasterisk at psv.nu> wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Sep 2004, Steve Underwood wrote:
> > But the patches aren't a derived work. That is the value they have here. 
> > There are an independant adjunct work.
> 
> According to most lawyers a patch _is_ a derived work in nearly all 
> circumstances. E.g. a novel based on the characters from a novel by 
> another author is a derived work.

No, a patch *itself* is not a derived work. It is a set of instructions
enabling the user of the patch to create a derived work from the original.

Cheers
Tony
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