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Re: SFLC files 2nd intimidation suit


From: John Hasler
Subject: Re: SFLC files 2nd intimidation suit
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:14:29 -0600
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rjack wrote:
> The designated donee beneficiaries of the GPL are obviously "all third
> parties". Clearly the plaintiffs are "parties" to the GPL contract and
> cannot be a member of the class "all third parties."  Therefore the
> plaintiffs can suffer no injury by the source code not being made
> available to "all third parties".

The "third parties" here are all who are neither the donor nor the donee.
And under US law it is not necessary for a copyright owner to show actual
injury.
-- 
John Hasler 
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA


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