Re: EASTERBROOK's "quick look" on the GPL and Wallace's claim

[Richard Tobin]

In article <45549306.1EFA0A5B@web.de>,
Alexander Terekhov  <terekhov@web.de> wrote:

>> >Copyleft
>> >requires all licensees to surrender right to charge for derivative
>> >works.

>> No, it *gives* you the right to distribute derivative works subject to
>> certain conditions, which is a right that you wouldn't otherwise have
>> at all.

>With one of those "certain conditions" being a requirement to surrender 
>right to charge for derivative works.

>So your "no" is actually "yes".

No, it's a "no".  You don't have to surrender any rights, because you
didn't have them in the first place.  It just doesn't give you the
right you seem to want.

-- Richard
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