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[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-311) Can Javadoc contain fragments of a
specification under GNU Free Documentation License?
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-311?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=16572723#comment-16572723 ]
Henri Yandell commented on LEGAL-311:
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Any update Martin?
> Can Javadoc contain fragments of a specification under GNU Free Documentation License?
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> Key: LEGAL-311
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-311
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Martin Desruisseaux
> Priority: Major
>
> We have a [class listing metadata identifiers defined by a standard|http://sis.apache.org/apidocs/org/apache/sis/storage/netcdf/AttributeNames.html]. The documentation contains links to the original specification for each metadata element. But it also contains a summary sentence extracted from the specification for each element.
> However the [standard that we use|http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/Attribute_Convention_for_Data_Discovery_1-3] is under [GNU Free Documentation License 1.2|http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.2.en.html]. I didn't saw a discussion about this license in the [list of previously resolved license questions|https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-x].
> We extracted only a summary sentence for each element, not the full discussion, on the assumption that it could fall under the "fair use" conditions. Is it a correct assumption? Is there a guidance about which amount of text could be considered "fair use"?
> If we should not take any text from that specification, what would be the recommended practice?
> Thanks
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