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

[Alexander Terekhov]

Richard Tobin wrote:
> 
> 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.

Copyright law gives it, stupid. "Copyright law gives authors a right to 
charge more" (attribution: EASTERBROOK). 

regards,
alexander.