On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:56:02 +0100 Arnt Karlsen wrote: >On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:34:15 -0500, Chris wrote in message ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> What subsection of the GPL requires that advertisements for >> re-distributions of the product include the fact that the software is >> covered by the GPL in the advertising itself? > > ..the first line of section 0, states: > "0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains a > notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under > the terms of this General Public License.", in the > "TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION" > section of the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 > http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html .
Huh? This portion of the GPL merely indicates what things are covered by
the license -- namely, things under copyright for which the copyright
holder said "the GPL is the copyright license for this." Every single
copyright license in the world has a clause similar to this, saying "this
license covers _(insert name of copyrighted creative work here)_"; the
General Public License's version of that clause, to make it "General",
indicates that it covers anything for which the copyright holder says
"this is what I'm using for my copyright license for this."
How do you get from there to saying that an *advertisement* for something
covered by the GPL must indicate that it's covered by the GPL?
> ..since "redlinedit"'s eBay site in no way "contains a notice placed by
> the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the terms of
> this General Public License."
. . .which it need not do, since no section of the GPL requires
advertisements for a GPL'd product to say such. The GPL does require
that the *actual distributed product itself* make clear the copyright
terms it's under, e.g. by accompanying the product with a copy of the
GPL and making clear that's the relevant copyright license. But
nothing about its advertising need say so.
>, the GPL becomes moot under the
> language in line 2 and 3 of subsection 5, which states: "However,
> nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program
> or its derivative works. These actions are prohibited by law if you do
> not accept this License."
>
> ..thenafter, he's cop 'n law shark fodder on
> copyright infringement and fraud. ;o)
Not from what you've said here.
-c
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