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Re: GPL upheld on appeal in France
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David Kastrup |
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Re: GPL upheld on appeal in France |
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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:01:38 +0200 |
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Rjack <user@example.net> writes:
> John Hasler wrote:
>> David Kastrup writes:
>>> It would not seem like a particularly important "victory".
>>
>> I think it is an obvious and predictable victory, but still an
>> important one as it has a court establishing that the GPL is _not_
>> the same as public domain. This is obvious, but many trolls have
>> asserted that it is so loudly and so frequently for so many years
>> that they have actually convinced many members of the public.
>
> Wow, I an unaware of those loud and frequent "troll" arguments
> claiming that GPL licensed code is public domain. Could you provide
> links to some of those arguments?
Easy enough using Google groups search.
For example, try
Message-Id: <24udnZdWR4cqqxrVnZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d@giganews.com>
from a certain "Rjack" troll.
I quote:
> I couldn't agree more about distributing illegally and violateing an
> *enforceable* copyright license.
>
> An illegal toilet-paper license like the GPL is a whole 'nuther
> story. An now for the rest of the story. . .
--
David Kastrup
- Re: GPL upheld on appeal in France, (continued)