Because of the very confusion that is reflected in the discussion you referred to, my two new licenses (the Open Software License and the Academic Free License) make "perpetual" grants. I believe in being explicit.
Note that, for public policy reasons, under the Copyright Act all licenses are terminable "at any time during a period of five years beginning at the end of thirty-five years from the date of execution of the grant...." 17 U.S.C. 203(a)(3). This is true even if the license states that it is "perpetual." Even in that rare situation, though, derivative works prepared before termination may continue to be used but no additional derivative works may be created. /Larry Rosen > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Russell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 5:46 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: from advogato, open source licenses revokable? > > > Hi, > > I'm new to the list, so please forgive me if this has been > covered before (a > brief look through the archives didn't turn anything up). > > I was rather alarmed at the discussion here: > http://advogato.org/article/606.html Can anyone comment in a more definitive way on this issue? There seems to be some confusion, and I'd like to get a good answer for a client of mine. Thanks. -- Alex Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3 -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
