Re: Licence to view source code.

Greg MacGowan <greg.macgowan[_at_]law.uc.edu> wrote:
>
> On 28/04/97, Edward Barrow <edward[_at_]plato32.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Web pages are copyright works, provided that they are original. To view
> > such web pages requires copies to be made (from the server into various
> > caches, then onto the screen).
> >
> > My questions:
> > [a and b deleted]
> > (c) does the implied licence (or equivalent doctrine) extend to:
> > i) viewing the document source code?
> > ii) printing the document?
>
> With respect to (c) ii), I don't see a problem with printing the document
> provided that the electronic copy is deleted.

At least under U.S. law, I would be interested in the basis of this. (I am not necessarily disagreeing, I just think you skipped over this a little too quickly).

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