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| From: | Hyman Rosen |
| Subject: | Re: TomTom, the GPL and patents |
| Date: | Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:42:23 -0400 |
| User-agent: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) |
John Hasler wrote:
Only if it is something _you_ do, such as requiring them to agree to a patent license (or sublicense) that would prevent them from exercising the rights they would otherwise heve under the GPL.
No. GPLv2ΒΆ7 says
For example, if a patent license would not permit royalty-free
redistribution of the Program by all those who receive copies
directly or indirectly through you, then the only way you could
satisfy both it and this License would be to refrain entirely
from distribution of the Program.
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