Rjack wrote:
"ARTICLE 224
Condition Defined:
A condition is an event, not certain to occur, which must
occur, unless its non-occurrence is excused, before performance
under a contract becomes due.";Restatement (Second) of Contracts
I know you can't understand this concept (linear ordering of events
in time) so just deny it and call every thing you see in a copyright
license a "condition".
You'll be legally incorrect in most cases but it'll make you
feel better.
The GPL isn't a contract. It's a license which lays out the
conditions under which someone has permission to copy and
distribute a covered work. If someone copies and distributes
a covered work without adhering to the conditions, he is
liable for copyright infringement.
<http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions/08-1001.pdf>
The Artistic License states on its face that the document creates
conditions...
The Artistic License also uses the traditional language of conditions...
The conditions set forth in the Artistic License...
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