Re: SFLC is SOL

[Hyman Rosen]

On 3/16/2010 12:40 PM, RJack wrote:
> > If you choose not to avail yourself of the permissions granted by the
> > GPL, then you are not bound by it. The Supreme Court says that a
> > contract cannot bind a non-party. Both of these things are
> > simultaneously true. You seem very confused. Certainly if you choose
> > to accept the permissions of the GPL then you license the covered
> > work at no charge to all third parties under the GPL,
>
> In defiance of the Supreme Court ruling.

No, in accordance with the Supreme Court ruling. If you choose to
accept the permissions offered by the GPL, then you become a party
to it, and must obey its conditions.

> > but that does not bind the third parties to anything unless they too
> > choose to accept the permissions of the GPL.
>
> If they are not bound then you haven't *caused* "all third parties to
> be licensed" (which is impossible anyway) and thus have not satisfied
> the GPL requirements.

You have, by copying and distributing the covered work along with
the GPL, which specifies that you are granting this license to all
third parties.