On 9/28/00 2:06 PM, Clark Peterson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote
>A license is simply permission from competent
>authority to permit the doing of something that would
>otherwise be illegal, a tresspass or a tort.
>
>They are by their essential nature revocable at will.
>
>Dont be confused by the fact that the licenses you see
>have revocation clauses in them.
That is utter and complete nonsense. You can't simply say to someone
"You can make this work based off of our book", wait a few years and then
say "oh wait, you can't, we're going to sue". You can prevent FUTURE use
(like the person doing a sequel), but once you've given permission,
you're screwed on that particular instance except with regards to a few
special cases (one of them involves complete transferal of rights vs.
previous non-monetary use of those rights).
I think you're confusing the ability to stop _granting_ use of something
(available at will unless written otherwise) with the ability to stop use
that you'd already legitimized (not possible as a general case).
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CMC Tech Support Manager
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