Szabolcs Berecz wrote: > If I'm right, I'm allowed to use MPL-ed software in a commercial > project. The only requirement is to give notice that a part of the > library is covered by the MPL and describe where the MPL-covered > source code may be obtained from.
Well, the MPL itself gives the full conditions, as I'm sure you know. But that's a rough summary. > My question is how to achive this in a library. This library would be > used in other commercial products. Am I right that I have to force > somehow the users of the library to include a notice in the About box? > And what if they don't do it? Who would be guilty in court? I think > it's me because I (the primary user of the MPL-ed software) does not > give notice of the MPL-ed part. Am I right? As I understand it, the person doing the distribution without following the rules is guilty of the infringement. So that could be you, them, or both, depending. But you are not responsible for their infringing distribution, just as they are not responsible for yours. If it got that far, they might try and argue in court that you didn't warn them that they needed to place such a notice. So you need to make sure that your notice makes people aware of the licence; it's then their job to read it and figure out their obligations. > What do you think would be the best practice of giving notice from a library? A README file? Gerv _______________________________________________ legal mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/legal
