RE: [rights-requirements] Some proposed topics for Aug. 28

[Bob Atkinson <bobatk@Exchange.Microsoft.com>]

Sorry, Bob, but you are mistaken here.

 

A revocation is an act upon a signature; it is the act of “unsigning”. Thus, anything which is signed can be revoked. In particular, any signed license can be revoked. It is similar to the legal notion of ‘repeal’ (though I am no lawyer).

 

That is, revoke is completely general and generic.

 

                Bob

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Glushko [mailto:glushko@SIMS.Berkeley.EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 7:56 AM
To: Gandee, Brad; Bob Atkinson; burstein@boalthall.berkeley.edu; rights-requirements@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: RE: [rights-requirements] Some proposed topics for Aug. 28

 

But just the same, a "revoke right" can't be applied in all contexts either.   While it is clear that in a context like document access control within a corporation the rights granting authority could decide to change the rights granted to some individual, "revoke" simply doesn't apply to copyright contexts.   "Revoking" fair use isn't a sensible expression.