David Johnson wrote:
A) A requirement for user consent, in my opinion, is immoral, unethical, and just plain rude.
Yes. I agree there.
I don't need to agree to a license in order to read a book. I don't need to agree to a license in order to listen to music. I should not have to agree to anything in order to use a copy of software which I own.
But then, music will not cost you a dime if it 'malfunctions'; and books do not corrupt your hard disks / data.
Copyright law is meant to be a compromise between the rights of theBut then, in copyleft sense, consent is for the product liability clauses in the licenses, not the copyright grants.
author and the rights of the possessor. Requiring user consent places too much control in the hands of the author.
Regards,
Mahesh T Pai.
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