Re: SFLC is SOL

[Hyman Rosen]

On 3/16/2010 11:42 AM, RJack wrote:
> GPLv2:
> "b) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in
> whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any
> part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third
> parties under the terms of this License."
>
> Supreme Court:
> "[I]t goes without saying that a contract cannot bind a non-party".

The GPL sets conditions for acquiring permission to copy
and distribute a covered work. No non-parties are bound
by the GPL unless they choose to acquire the permissions
offered by the GPL. This is consistent with the quotes.