"Nico" == Nico Williams <nico(_at_)cryptonector(_dot_)com> writes:
Nico> Doesn't a filled-in template stop being a template? Can't
Nico> there be two claims made, one about the template itself, and
Nico> one about filled-in templates? Surely we might want to make
Nico> strong copyright claims about empty templates while allowing
Nico> some other entity (the submitter perhaps, or the recipient of
Nico> a filled-in template) to claim copyrights on filled-in
Nico> templates?
I've explained why I think that claims on empty templates are really
bad.
Imagine writing a free software application to assist someone in filling
in a template.