Re: Effect of transfer of copyright on free software licenses?

[Alexander Terekhov]

Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> 
> Hyman Rosen wrote:
> [...]
> > that unilateral contracts are known by different names in
> > different circumstances.
> 
> If the GPL would state something along the lines of
> 
> "Terms and conditions. All rights under 17 USC 106 are granted to you
> for 1 (one) year provided that you purchase more than $100 of
> http://shop.fsf.org/category/gnu-gear/ goodies in the previous year. End
> of Terms and Conditions."
> 
> THAT WOULD BE A *UNILATERAL* CONTRACT.

http://www.enotes.com/wests-law-encyclopedia/unilateral-contract

"In a unilateral, or one-sided, contract, one party, known as the
offeror, makes a promise in exchange for an act (or abstention from
acting) by another party, known as the offeree. If the offeree acts on
the offeror's promise, the offeror is legally obligated to fulfill the
contract, but an offeree cannot be forced to act (or not act), because
no return promise has been made to the offeror. After an offeree has
performed, only one enforceable promise exists, that of the offeror."

> 
> Got it now, Hyman?
> 

regards,
alexander.

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