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New Copyright License Brings Open Source Beyond Software: Design 
Science License is a generalized "copyleft" license

San Francisco, CA--Michael Stutz, the author of the forthcoming book, 
THE LINUX COOKBOOK (August 2001, 1-886411-48-4, $29.95, No Starch 
Press, www.nostarch.com/?lcbk), has developed a copyleft-style 
license that brings the enormous benefits of Open Source software to 
books and other works.

Until now, copyleft licensing has applied to mostly software, which 
requires that the complete source code accompany the software-
permitting unrestricted redistribution and modification, provided 
proper credit is given. 

Stutz's Design Science License (DSL), two years in the making, 
ensures the same kind of freedoms as copyleft licensing for free 
software, with one exception: It can be applied to any work 
recognized by copyright law, including songs, books, software, and 
photographs.

"Any published work should come with the same freedom that Linux and 
other free software has," said Stutz. "The future is not in content 
protection, copyright control, or intellectual property. The future 
is in openness and freedom, and in every individual's right to cut 
and paste and copy and modify any work they like, for any reason they 
like."

The DSL is used in dozens of applications around the world, including 
manuals, music recordings and images. Stutz's new book, THE LINUX 
COOKBOOK, is being released electronically under the DSL. Also 
available in bookstores or from No Starch Press (1-800-420-7240, 
www.nostarch.com), this is the all-in-one guide to using Linux for 
accomplishing everyday tasks.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
As a technology correspondent with Wired News, Michael Stutz was one 
of the first journalists to write about Linux and the Open Source 
movement in the mainstream press. With a longstanding interest in 
copyright and intellectual property issues in the arts and sciences, 
Michael Stutz is the founder of linart.net, an online community of 
artists who use Linux. Learn more at his web site (www.dsl.org).

ABOUT LINUX JOURNAL PRESS
Linux Journal Press publishes books on cutting-edge Open Source 
topics that help to advance the acceptance and usability of Open 
Source software. An imprint of No Starch Press (www.nostarch.com), 
Linux Journal Press titles are developed in partnership with Linux 
Journal (www.ssc.com and www.linuxjournal.com).

Contact: Amanda Staab, No Starch Press, 415-863-9900, 
amanda@nostarch.com

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