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Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well |
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Tue, 04 May 2010 16:07:27 -0000 |
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Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> writes:
> David Kastrup wrote:
>>
>> Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> writes:
>>
>> > RJack wrote:
>> > [...]
>> >> b) They'll tell the court that the doctrine of promissory estoppel
>> >> applies.
>> >
>> > That's Versa's tenth defense.
>> >
>> > "TENTH AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
>> > (ESTOPPEL)
>> >
>> > On information and belief, Defendant alleges that Plaintiffs’ claims are
>> > barred by the doctrine of estoppel."
>>
>> Yeah, that one is hilarious as well. "Dear court, how could we assume
>> that we had license conditions to heed when making use of a license?
>> They promised we could use their software under GPL, that certainly must
>> be enough to stop them from asking us to heed it."
>
> "Asking us to heed it" is a contract claim, not copyright infringement
> claim you silly.
>
> By filing copyright infringement claim the licensor materially breaches
> his obligation/consideration (i.e. obligation not to sue for
> infringment) in a license agreement.
A licensor has an obligation not to sue for infringement when the
license terms are breached?
That's a funny world you are living in.
--
David Kastrup
- Re: Versa asserts joint ownership/indispensable party defense, (continued)
- Re: Versa asserts joint ownership/indispensable party defense, David Kastrup, 2010/05/04
- Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well, David Kastrup, 2010/05/04
- Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well, RJack, 2010/05/04
- Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well, Alexander Terekhov, 2010/05/04
- Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well, David Kastrup, 2010/05/04
- Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well, RJack, 2010/05/04
- Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well, David Kastrup, 2010/05/04
- Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well, Alexander Terekhov, 2010/05/04
- Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well,
David Kastrup <=
- Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well, RJack, 2010/05/04
- Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well, RJack, 2010/05/04
- Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well, David Kastrup, 2010/05/04
- Re: Versa trashes the GPL as well, RJack, 2010/05/04
- Significance of the GP licence., Alan Mackenzie, 2010/05/04
- Re: Significance of the GP licence., RJack, 2010/05/04
- Re: Significance of the GP licence., Alan Mackenzie, 2010/05/04
- Re: Significance of the GP licence., RJack, 2010/05/04
- Re: Significance of the GP licence., David Kastrup, 2010/05/04
- Re: Significance of the GP licence., RJack, 2010/05/04