On 3/29/2010 3:07 PM, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
whether the copyright is being used in a manner violative
> of the public policy embodied in the grant of a copyright.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Clause> To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries. <http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/WallaceFSFGrantingDismiss.pdf> The GPL purportedly functions to “guarantee [users’] freedom to share and change free software.” (GPL Preamble.) As alleged, the GPL in no way forecloses other operating systems from entering the market. Instead, it merely acts as a means by which certain software may be copied, modified and redistributed without violating the software’s copyright protection. As such, the GPL encourages, rather than discourages, free competition and the distribution of computer operating systems, the benefits of which directly pass to consumers. These benefits include lower prices, better access and more innovation. While ant-GPL cranks complain, courts see that the GPL promotes good public policy. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
