On 2/14/06, Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > What is your educated opinion regarding the GPL being in trouble re > > http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/legislation/treaties/ec/art81_en.html? > First of all, the GPL clearly qualifies for the paragraph 3 exception, because > is "promoting technical or economic progress, while allowing consumers a fair > share of the resulting benefit", etc.
Nice try. But you conveniently ignore the preconditions for that exception. "... which does not: (a) impose on the undertakings concerned restrictions which are not indispensable to the attainment of these objectives; (b) afford such undertakings the possibility of eliminating competition in respect of a substantial part of the products in question. " regards, alexander.
