Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > David Kastrup wrote: > [...] >> Agreement is precedent to making copies. > > No. The act of making copies (other than by downloading from online > distributor without "I agree" manifestation of assent prior to getting > copies, "fair use", etc.) makes me subject to contractual obligations > (let's assume enforceable contract) spelled out in the license. > >> You can't drop it later. > > That's called breach of contract. Nothing unusual. The contract laws > recognize a concept called "efficient breach" which encourages breach of > a contract if it's economically efficient to do so. Compliance with a > contract is almost always voluntary -- if you choose not to comply, then > you don't have to. You merely have to compensate the non-breaching party > for his expectancy interest (pay contract damages). > > And that has nothing to do with copyright infringement.
Tell that to the people serving jail time for copying and distributing music. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
