License to Copy vs. License to Use
Public Knowledge, August 20, 2008
By Sherwin Siy
The Jacobsen v. Katzer decision not only reaffirms the freedom of creators to enforce openness in the use of their works, it also doesn't needlessly inhibit the freedom of users to use those works, either.
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