I found the following message and article worrysome. Please check it out. May impact all free software.
Richard
--- Begin Message ---*** For details on how to be removed from this list visit the *** *** CCP4 home page http://www.dl.ac.uk/CCP/CCP4/main.html *** Pending legal analysis of the UCITA legislation currently under consideration in many US states, I am changing the license terms on the following applications: fffear dm dmmulti maprot mapmask map2fs The new license is as follows: This code is distributed under the terms and conditions of the CCP4 licence agreement as `Part ii)' software with the following addendum. ADDENDUM If any local or global legislation renders the 'No Warranty' clause illegal or reduces the scope of its content and protection for author(s) in any way, then this whole license shall be null and void, i.e. you may not copy, install any software provided under this license, and any such action will be a breach of the author's copyright. Thus, installation and use of the software mentioned will be illegal in any state which passes the UCITA legislation. If the UCITA legislation allows the 'No Warranty' clause to be binding in the case where a license is signed and returned, then affected sites may sign a copy of the license and send me a copy. You should probably have sent Daresbury a signed license anyway. The UCITA legislation is currently being considered in Virgina, Maryland, California and Oklahoma, with other states to follow. I encourage affected users to contact their representatives to highlight the problems with this legislation. More details are available at: http://linuxtoday.com/stories/15948.html I strongly advise other crystallographic software developers to examine this legislation and how it affects their licenses.
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