David Kastrup wrote: [...] > The GPL is not preempted by any law, since a law can't "preempt" a > permission. It _is_ unenforceable and states so itself: the licensee > _retains_ the option to use it or ignore it, at will. However, > _copyright_ is enforceable under _state_ law. If you want to make use > of the GPL in order _not_ to be liable to state law for certain uses of > the copyrighted material, you have to adhere to the conditions of the > GPL. In that case, your compliance with the GPL's conditions will be > held to pretty much the same standards as contract law, with some > exceptions pertaining to the difference between licenses and contracts.
Hey dak, http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drogenbesitz Hth. regards, alexander. P.S. "Every computer program in the world, BusyBox included, exceeds the originality standards required by copyright law." Hyman Rosen <hyro...@mail.com> The Silliest GPL 'Advocate' P.P.S. "Of course correlation implies causation! Without this fundamental principle, no science would ever make any progress." Hyman Rosen <hyro...@mail.com> The Silliest GPL 'Advocate' -- 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 gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
