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Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?
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Tim Smith |
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Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses? |
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Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:18:52 -0700 |
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In article <%bE9m.42750$Ta5.28707@newsfe15.iad>,
Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> wrote:
> Rjack wrote:
> > You're missing the point. The GPL's goal is to purportedly replicate
> > licenses "downstream" to all third parties. It is not possible for the
> > holder of a non-exclusive license (a non-owner) to grant a *new*
> > license downstream.
>
> <http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html>
> Each time you convey a covered work, the recipient
> automatically receives a license from the original
> licensors, to run, modify and propagate that work,
> subject to this License.
That license comes from the copyright owner, not the non-exclusive
licensee who conveys the work. That's why only the copyright owner has
standing to sue over a GPL violation.
--
--Tim Smith
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, (continued)
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Rjack, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Rjack, 2009/07/24
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/07/24
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/24
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/23
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?,
Tim Smith <=
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Rjack, 2009/07/21
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/22
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Rjack, 2009/07/22
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Tim Smith, 2009/07/20
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, John Hasler, 2009/07/20
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/07/20
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/20
- Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Rjack, 2009/07/20
Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?, Hyman Rosen, 2009/07/19