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Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?
From: |
Arnoud Engelfriet |
Subject: |
Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!? |
Date: |
Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:20:35 +0000 (UTC) |
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On 2007-08-28, Tim Tyler <seemysig@cyberspace.org> wrote:
> Users do not agree to *anything* by the act of
> copying something. The worst that can happen
> is that they can subsequently be sued for copyright
> violation - since the user can simply claim that they
> never bothered to read the license.
I agree with the principle, but the catch is that by using software
without agreeing to the license, you're probably willfully
infringing the copyright. If it's a registered copyright, that
means the statutory damages can run up to $150,000. I'd have to
sell my house if I got hit with that kind of sum.
Arnoud
--
Arnoud Engelfriet, Dutch & European patent attorney - Speaking only for myself
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- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, (continued)
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Tim Tyler, 2007/08/27
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Alexander Terekhov, 2007/08/27
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Tim Tyler, 2007/08/27
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Alexander Terekhov, 2007/08/28
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Tim Tyler, 2007/08/28
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Alexander Terekhov, 2007/08/28
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Tim Tyler, 2007/08/28
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Alexander Terekhov, 2007/08/28
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Tim Tyler, 2007/08/28
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Alexander Terekhov, 2007/08/29
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?,
Arnoud Engelfriet <=
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, John Hasler, 2007/08/28
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Tim Tyler, 2007/08/28
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, John Hasler, 2007/08/28
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Tim Tyler, 2007/08/28
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, John Hasler, 2007/08/27
- Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Tim Tyler, 2007/08/27
Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Tim Tyler, 2007/08/28
Re: Open source licenses are /actually/ contracts?!?, Tim Tyler, 2007/08/28