[ohf-licenses] Total newb asks annoying questions

[Kurt Forsberg]

On 3/10/08, Terry Hancock <hancock at anansispaceworks.com> wrote:
>
>  Kurt Forsberg wrote:
>  > Would the OHPL reserve my rights to distribution of finished product?
>  > I don't want a license that will prevent anyone from acquiring design
>  > data and building them or restrict their applications, but I would not
>  > want another party manufacturing one of my designs and selling
>  > finished product for profit without my explicit consent.
>
>
> No copyright license can give you that protection. Manufacturing from a
>  plan you have legally acquired is fair use (no "copy" is made).
>

I think you've misunderstood my intention.  I'm only interested in
ensuring the freeness of my work.  I'd like to keep it as accessible
as possible to as many people as possible.  If given a choice between
keeping it to myself and exposing it to potential abuse, I choose the
latter.

The conundrum that raised the question in the first place is that
Small Company Z has the means to manufacture on a small scale and will
put as much as possible back into the development community.  Megacorp
Y has the means to manufacture on a much larger scale, price it low
enough to put Small Company Z out of the market, earn a higher margin,
and raise the value of the shareholders' portfolios.

If you've been around enough Linux people you will recognize my
particular brand of paranoia :D

Kurt