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Re: [glob2-devel] Version 3 of GPL license issued yesterday
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Cyrille Dunant |
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Re: [glob2-devel] Version 3 of GPL license issued yesterday |
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Thu, 5 Jul 2007 11:31:53 +0200 |
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On Thursday 05 July 2007 11.25:00 Kieran P wrote:
> >you also need nuage and me and Rama and all the authors of the gfx.
>
> Thats just silly! Then there is 100's of people you need to get permission
> from.
Yes.
> What if someone died?
Copyright is inherited. You track their heirs and ask for permission.
> Copyright exists up to 50 years in most
> countries after someones death.
Exact, per the terms of the Bern convention. The one that make GPL worth more
than the electrons used to compose it.
> Does that mean you can never upgrade (cause
> in the 50 years after one persons death, someone else would have died :P )?
Correct.
> I say stick with the 3 month time period. If we have complaints in the
> future, then we can discuss.
You know, if you care about upgrading, you should also care about the law...
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- Re: [glob2-devel] Version 3 of GPL license issued yesterday, Cyrille Dunant, 2007/07/02
- Re: [glob2-devel] Version 3 of GPL license issued yesterday, Martin Voelkle, 2007/07/02
- Re: [glob2-devel] Version 3 of GPL license issued yesterday, Cyrille Dunant, 2007/07/02
- Re: [glob2-devel] Version 3 of GPL license issued yesterday, Kieran P, 2007/07/05
- Re: [glob2-devel] Version 3 of GPL license issued yesterday, Cyrille Dunant, 2007/07/05
- Re: [glob2-devel] Version 3 of GPL license issued yesterday, Kieran P, 2007/07/05
- Re: [glob2-devel] Version 3 of GPL license issued yesterday, Cyrille Dunant, 2007/07/05
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