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Re: Court overrules Copyright Act !!
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John Hasler |
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Re: Court overrules Copyright Act !! |
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Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:35:59 -0500 |
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mike3 writes:
> I'm not quite clear as to what this implies. Does it mean that the GPL
> won't work any more, or something else?
It means that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
has ruled that Free Software licenses are fully enforceable and that
violators can be required to pay statutory damages and be subject to
injunctions.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA