On 07-Sep-06, at 11:32 AM, jtd wrote:
yes - you cannot
You can challenge the revocation in court and are almost guranteed to
win the challenge.
i suggest you read the Indian Contract Act. Court will not uphold
anything where no consideration (payment) has passed.
see - if i write software, license it under gpl and release it, you
build a business around it. I revoke the license and say 'pay me or
stop using the software'. You have to comply. If you dont i sue you
and will win.
You are guranteed to lose. Revocation as opposed to relicencing a new
release has to be based on sound principle, like the licencee
violating the terms of the licence( and in fact that would be the
only ground). At best you could prevent further distribution as
opposed to stopping usage. Also the recipient, who has acted in good
faith, and invested substantial resources based on your original
licenece will be entitled to compensation even if u do manage to
revoke the licence.
you have not paid for the license, you have no remedy in court. I
suggest you read the relevant sections of The Transfer of Property
Act and the Indian Easements Act. For example, I own some land and
allow (give a license to) the local cricket association to use it for
cricket without payment. They build a stadium. I revoke the license
without cause. They cant get compensation for their stadium. If they
had paid for the license, i could still revoke without cause, but
then they have a case for compensation. Good faith etc etc only
applies if you have paid for the license. And the GPL nowhere
promises that the license given is not revocable.
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