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Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?
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Tim Smith |
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Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses? |
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Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:14:03 -0700 |
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In article <_SL8m.52996$9P.25351@newsfe08.iad>,
Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> wrote:
> Tim Smith wrote:
> > I wonder how many open source projects provide a written instrument
> > signed by the copyright owner?
>
> The GPL <http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html> says
> All rights granted under this License are granted for the term of
> copyright on the Program, and are irrevocable provided the stated
> conditions are met.
>
> A court would be presented with evidence that it is industry practice
> to distribute under such licenses without signatures, and given the
> statement of irrevocable grant, would find that the nonexclusive
> license prevails.
Industry practice overrides a statutory requirement for a signature?
--
--Tim Smith
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- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Tim Smith, 2009/07/19
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/19
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?,
Tim Smith <=
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, John Hasler, 2009/07/19
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Tim Smith, 2009/07/19
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, John Hasler, 2009/07/19
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Tim Smith, 2009/07/19
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/07/20
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/19
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Tim Smith, 2009/07/19
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/20
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/07/20
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/20