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Re: Looking for an open source license..


From: David Kastrup
Subject: Re: Looking for an open source license..
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:24:04 +0200
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Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> writes:

> David Kastrup wrote:
> [...]
>> Be sure to keep the sales receipt for the copy you choose to _pass_
>> _on_ in order to show that you bought a copy from the copyright holder
>> or someone acting in his behalf.
>
> Sales receipt is not needed. You would have to prove that my copy was 
> not "lawfully made" (and you have no chance). But even if receipts were 
> needed, you're still doomed. It's not that hard to buy a CD full of 
> GPL'd stuff.  http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html, after all.

Sure, and you can then resell this CD if you want to.  What you can't
do is make additional copies and sell those without adhering to the
license.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum


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