Thanks, Batist; it's good to hear how this works in a civil law system. I didn't think it likely that licenses came in a non-contract form there either. Judging from your comments and from http://www.unesco.org/culture/copy/copyright/belgium/page1.html , it sounds like copyright licenses are standard written contracts interpreted under the Civil Code, according to whatever standards of acceptance and consideration prevail there.
The exoneration precedent (no penetrating the veil of agency via tort if there's contract language to cover the conduct) is very interesting. It suggests that anyone who accepts copyright license under the GPL is bound by the "no warranty" clause, unless it's overridden by statutory "fair trade" provisions. Right? Cheers, - Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]