Hyman Rosen writes: > That's why we're discussing the transfer issue. It's possible that a > transfer of copyright to a GPL-hostile entity could cause downstream > distribution to be disallowed.
Well, there is promissory estoppel, of course. I would also argue that the downstream licenses are not new licenses granted at the time of acquisition of copies but prospective licenses granted by the author to everyone who ever might receive a copy. I argue that I can grant you a license now to my work which you may exercise any time in the future should you come into possession of a copy of a copy. Since I, the current copyright owner, am granting you a license now, the possibility that someone else might acquire the copyright between now and the time that you acquire a copy of the work is irrelevant. -- John Hasler j...@dhh.gt.org Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
