In gnu.misc.discuss Alexander Terekhov <terek...@web.de> wrote: > Alan Mackenzie wrote: > [...] >> > if he wants to use invalid contractual terms, he bears the risk of >> > their use. It would violate equity and good faith if he were allowed >> > to sue others merely on the grounds that his license terms were >> > invalid."
>> Maybe it would. But that's somewhat hypothetical, too. The GPL is >> valid in Germany, and this has been confirmed by a judge. > Alan, the author of "The first-ever ruling on the legal validity of the > GPL - A Critique of the Case" (PDF above) is also a judge. An appellate > judge. Oh is that right? That explains why he puts his stuff out on an Oxford (England) University web site, does it? > http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/details.cfm?id=228 [ Snip highly relevant citation of the said judge expressing his views on collections of horse racing results.] > regards, > alexander. -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany). _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
