Re: Jacobsen v Katzer, 535 F.3d 1373 overruled by the US Ninth CircuitCourt of Appeals

[Alexander Terekhov]

Hyman Rosen wrote:
[...]
> > suppose I simply provide a written offer regarding source code.
> > You come to me for the source code with that offer.
> > I [refuse].
> > How does that would violate the copyright act?
> 
> It wouldn't. You would have correctly complied with the conditions
> for copying, and therefore there is no copyright violation. But I
> now possess a written promise from you which you are not honoring,
> so my course of action would be to sue for breach of contract, not
> of the GPL but of your written offer.

You're making progress Hyman!!!

But what does a "condition" to GIVE written offer has to do with rights
spelled out in 17 USC 106 in the first place?

The nexus is non-existent.

See the light now?

regards,
alexander.

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