On 16 Oct 2001, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: >Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I have. Try the "Choral Public Domain License" >> (http://cpdl.snaptel.com/license.htm), which is essentially the GPL with >> "software" replaced by "music". Was constructing that licence a >> copyright infringement? > >Perhaps, but the FSF is not obligated to pursue it, are they?
Actually they are, if they wish to effectively maintain the copyright: Otherwise, one could claim that they were copying the CPDL instead of the GPL. There isn't really a squatter's rights doctrine for IP, but I'd be willing to bet that sooner or later a judge is going to get tired of all of this submarine patenting and selective copyright enforcement and start handing down decisions that are remarkably similar to squatter's rights. > > -- Be Careful! I have a black belt in sna-fu! Who is John Galt? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
