Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-05-22 Thread mike3
On May 21, 5:46 pm, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seg, 2007-05-21 às 15:43 -0700, mike3 escreveu: Which is why I don't use the term myself. But I know what people are referring to when they use it, and so I provided what seemed like a plausible clarification so that the

Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-05-21 Thread mike3
On Apr 7, 1:43 pm, Alfred M. Szmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You cannot steal code, so such an analogy is without a point. But you can still infringe the copyright. That's what's being discussed. ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list

Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-05-21 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
You cannot steal code, so such an analogy is without a point. But you can still infringe the copyright. That's what's being discussed. No, what was being discussed was _stealing_ code, and you cannot do that. If you wish to discuss copyright infrginment, then do not discuss something

Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-05-21 Thread mike3
On May 21, 8:11 am, Alfred M. Szmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You cannot steal code, so such an analogy is without a point. But you can still infringe the copyright. That's what's being discussed. No, what was being discussed was _stealing_ code, and you cannot do that. If you

Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-05-21 Thread Rui Miguel Silva Seabra
Seg, 2007-05-21 às 13:21 -0700, mike3 escreveu: On May 21, 8:11 am, Alfred M. Szmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You cannot steal code, so such an analogy is without a point. But you can still infringe the copyright. That's what's being discussed. No, what was being discussed

Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-05-21 Thread mike3
On May 21, 2:51 pm, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seg, 2007-05-21 às 13:21 -0700, mike3 escreveu: On May 21, 8:11 am, Alfred M. Szmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You cannot steal code, so such an analogy is without a point. But you can still infringe the

Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-04-18 Thread Bernd Jendrissek
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 In article [EMAIL PROTECTED] John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Kastrup writes: But that does not change that the copyright holder can ask a court to stop Microsoft from distributing his software, and can claim damages if he can make a

Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-04-18 Thread John Hasler
I wrote: In the US he can collect statutory damages without proving any actual damages. Bernd Jendrissek writes: As long as he has registered his copyright, no? He has to register the copyright before he can file suit, yes. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-04-16 Thread David Kastrup
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Tobin) writes: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tin Tin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the BSDs copies some GPL'ed code and releases it under the BSD license. What you stated has just happened. I think he knows about what happened. He's asking who would be

Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-04-16 Thread John Hasler
David Kastrup writes: But that does not change that the copyright holder can ask a court to stop Microsoft from distributing his software, and can claim damages if he can make a plausible case for them. In the US he can collect statutory damages without proving any actual damages. -- John

Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-04-09 Thread Richard Tobin
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tin Tin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the BSDs copies some GPL'ed code and releases it under the BSD license. What you stated has just happened. I think he knows about what happened. He's asking who would be liable if Microsoft then used the BSD code. --

Question about GPL theft

2007-04-07 Thread Geico Caveman
Imagine the following scenario. One of the BSDs copies some GPL'ed code and releases it under the BSD license. True to form and history, Microsoft then copies that BSD code into its own codebase and releases it under a proprietary license. What happens legally now ? Isn't Microsoft the recipient

Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-04-07 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
You cannot steal code, so such an analogy is without a point. ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss

Re: Question about GPL theft

2007-04-07 Thread Tin Tin
One of the BSDs copies some GPL'ed code and releases it under the BSD license. What you stated has just happened. http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38746 ___ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org