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Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?
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Hyman Rosen |
Subject: |
Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses? |
Date: |
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:35:23 -0400 |
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Rjack wrote:
Where in it's utterly *non-precendental* and erroneous decision did
Oops, it's court vs. crank again!
the CAFC state that *all* open license requirements are enforceable
copyright conditions?
<http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions/08-1001.pdf>
Copyright holders who engage in open source licensing have the
right to control the modification and distribution of copyrighted
material.
...
Copyright licenses are designed to support the right to exclude;
money damages alone do not support or enforce that right. The
choice to exact consideration in the form of compliance with the
open source requirements of disclosure and explanation of changes,
rather than as a dollar-denominated fee, is entitled to no less
legal recognition.
...
The clear language of the Artistic License creates conditions
to protect the economic rights at issue in the granting of a
public license. These conditions govern the rights to modify
and distribute the computer programs and files included in the
downloadable software package.
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, (continued)
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Rjack, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?,
Hyman Rosen <=
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Rjack, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Alan Mackenzie, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, John Hasler, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Rjack, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/23