Tim Smith writes: > Do you now have something to worry about if the copyright assignee wishes > to stop you from copying, modifying, and distributing the software?
A new owner can no more revoke the license than you could. > The GPL is meant to be a bare license, not a contract, but doesn't that > mean it provides no protection if the ownership of the work changes? It is a license to do certain things with the work, not a contract with a specific person. If I sell you an easement permitting you to run a cable across my land and then sell the land can the new owner tell you to take out your cable? Of course not. -- John Hasler [email protected] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
