> -----Original Message----- > From: Forrest J Cavalier III [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:52 AM > Subject: RE: OSD compliant shareware > > > > Okay. But my point was that the copyright holder can grant > > portions of his rights under copyright without obtaining > > the signature of the recipient(s), while usage rights require > > a contract. > > > > Do you think the GPL creates a contract?
No, I don't. I think it is a mechanism by which the copyright holder grants a portion of his rights under copyright law to anyone at all, but only under certain conditions. Such grant does not require a contract. By exercising such rights as are granted under the GPL, anyone other than the copyright holder accepts the defined conditions, and is bound by in exercising those rights. (As always: IANAL, TINLA, IMHO, etc.) - Sam -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
