Hyman Rosen wrote: > > Alexander Terekhov wrote: > > The law makes it clear that the GPL cant affect the licenses to > > those preexisting component parts. Again, linking doesnt matter. > > This is false, for static linking. The exclusive right to authorize > the copying of of a component into a linked program rests with the > copyright holder. Therefore, to copy and distribute such a linked > work requires permission from the copyright holder of each component, > and the GPL requires that the work as a whole be distributed under > the GPL. > > The author of a literary text may separately authorize its publication > in hardcover or in paperback, in standalone form or as part of an > anthology. In no case does one sort of permission automatically extend > to another.
http://www.terekhov.de/Wallace_v_FSF_37.pdf "In fact, the GPL itself rejects any automatic aggregation of software copyrights under the GPL simply because one program licensed under the GPL is distributed together with another program that is not licensed under the GPL: "In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License." Plaintiff's mischaracterization of the GPL in his Response has no bearing on the resolution of the pending Motion to Dismiss because the Court can examine the GPL itself. "[T]o the extent that the terms of an attached contract conflict with the allegations of the complaint, the contract controls." Centers v. Centennial Mortg., Inc., 398 F.3d 930, 933 (7th Cir. 2005) ... Respectfully submitted, s/ Curtis W. McCauley Philip A. Whistler (#1205-49) Curtis W. McCauley (#16456-49) Attorneys for Defendant, Free Software Foundation, Inc. ICE MILLER One American Square Box 82001 Indianapolis, IN 46282-0002 317.236.2100" What say you now, Hyman? regards, alexander. -- http://gng.z505.com/index.htm (GNG is a derecursive recursive derecursion which pwns GNU since it can be infinitely looped as GNGNGNGNG...NGNGNG... and can be said backwards too, whereas GNU cannot.) _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
