On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:08:00 +0100 Arnt Karlsen wrote: > On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:05:23 -0500, Chris wrote in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> What are the *specific* subsections of the GPL that you feel are >> being violated here? What *specifically* are they doing that's >> forbidden by the GPL? > > ..moot,
Huh? How can it be moot when the original question was whether
or not there was a GPL violation?
> he disregards the GPL _completely_
*In* *what* *way*? What subsection of the GPL are they disregarding?
It's a simple question, really. You underline the word "completely",
so you're very sure of your position -- so please explain it.
> and is hit by copyright
> law, plus possibly for fraud, in representing himself as a "fully
> licensed reseller." Abiding by the GPL, he would have been. ;oD
First of all, he/she does not represent him/herself as a "fully
licensed reseller." The terminology used in the advertisement
is "fully authorized reseller." So, how in the world does
representing him/herself as a "fully authorized reseller" violate
copyright law?
As for "fraud" . . .the advertisement on eBay says that "A copy of
my Software Distribution License is available upon request." I
suppose one could make an argument that they're guilty of some sort
of fraud if, in response to such a request, he/she produced some
sort of fictional "reseller's license" for fgfs. But I bet that
in response to such a request, they'd provide you with a copy of the
GPL itself. If he/she is following the terms of the GPL associated
with distribution (by bundling a copy of the GPL with the software
and making it clear that the software is covered by the GPL, by
making source code available, etc. etc.), then he/she's allowed
under the terms of the License to resell it, making him or her a
fully authorized reseller. Anyone who obeys the distribution
requirements of the GPL is, by definition, a fully authorized
reseller.
If you want to argue that the advertisement is disingenuous,
or misleading, or at least poorly phrased, I have no argument
with you. (the word "reseller" is, in my opinion, a very
poor choice) But if you want to assert that copyright infringement
or other crimes have definitely taken place, you need to be able
to back that up.
-c
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