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

[Alexander Terekhov]

Richard Tobin wrote:
> 
> In article <4554AA17.A79FC867@web.de>,
> Alexander Terekhov  <terekhov@web.de> wrote:
> 
> >> 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).
> 
> Copyright law does not give you a right to distribute derivative

An author of a derivative work who accepts the GPL has copyright in a
derivative work but is required to surrender a right to charge more than 
zero for derivative work. "Copyright law gives authors a right to charge 
more", retard. You've been plonked until next week, GNUtian Tobin.

regards,
alexander.