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Re: SFLC is SOL


From: Hyman Rosen
Subject: Re: SFLC is SOL
Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 16:07:36 -0000
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On 3/9/2010 8:35 AM, RJack wrote:
If you are so smart at interpreting the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, why are you so dumb at grasping doctrines like preemption
and promissory estoppel?

Neither of those applies to the GPL. Preemption is irrelevant
because GPL claims are filed with respect to infringement of
the exclusive rights of authors as described by federal law.
Promissory estoppel is irrelevant because the GPL clearly
describes the conditions under which covered works may be
copied and distributed.


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