Re: Hardware licensing (fwd)

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From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
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Subject: Re: Hardware licensing
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References:  <200010090921.FAA16753@belegost.mit.edu>

    I had come to the same conclusion; however I'm unclear whether this
    is because the GPL does not cover this point, or whether
    no copyright-based license can.

I think only a lawyer can tell us this.  If making boards
from a description of a picture is covered by copyright, then the
GPL probably does cover it.