Re: Zonker on Open Source licenses ..

[Rjack]

Hyman Rosen wrote:
> Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> > Injunctive Relief. Licensee agrees that monetary damages alone
>
> Except that the rights holders cannot demonstrate that the GPL
> has been accepted, since it is a public license which does not
> require communication of acceptance.

That's a total fabrication of your imagination. You can bet a
defendant will waive the GPL license in front of a judge and the
judge will say I will enforce the terms of this contract that are
not *illegal* (like sec. 2(b)).

> That's why compliance actions are about copyright infringement.
> Then it's up to the copiers to assert that they have accepted the
>  GPL, in which case they are bound by its provisions.

Bound only by the *LEGAL PROVISIONS* of the GPL contract.

Sincerely,
Rjack :)