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Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 11:21:35 +0000
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Subject: [Commons-Law] GNU General Public License is valid under German
copyright and contract law
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/23/1558219
Axel Metzger writes "The Munich District Court has ruled on May 19, 2004
that the main clauses of the GNU General Public License are valid under
German copyright and contract law. This seems to be the first judgment
worldwide proofing the validity of the most popular free software
license. The ruling is a confirmation of the preliminary injunction of
April 2, 2004. The new judgment gives on 20 pages the reasons for the
ruling. It states explicitly that the terms of section 2, 3 and 4 of the
GPL are valid under German copyright and contract law. Here is the
German text of the judgment; an English translation will be available
soon. The judgment comes at the right time to fight those (SCO and
others) who challenge the legal validity of the GPL in Europe and
elsewhere. The lawyer of the plaintiffs, Till Jaeger from Munich should
be granted the Free Software Award."
Thanks,
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