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Re: License that converts to GPL after a specified amount of time
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rjack |
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Re: License that converts to GPL after a specified amount of time |
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Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:15:05 -0400 |
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mike3 wrote:
So does this mean the author cannot authorize the user to do
something else without giving up ownership?
That is correct.
17 USC sec. 106 states:
"Subject to sections 107 through 122, the owner of copyright under this
title has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following:"
As you can see the words "owner", "exclusive" and "authorize" appear
exactly once in the statute.
The owner can *not* authorize a user to "authorize" since it is a
right "exclusive" to the owner.