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Re: The GPL and Patents: ROFL
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RJack |
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Re: The GPL and Patents: ROFL |
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Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:00:10 -0000 |
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On 8/19/2010 5:18 PM, Hyman Rosen wrote:
The GPL is a copyright license, granting additional rights
Are those additional rights that the GPL grants "In Personam" (contract
rights) or "In Rem" (property rights)? I thought Article I, Section 8,
Clause 8 of the United States Constitution gave Congress the power to
grant new copyrights.
to a work beyond those permitted by copyright law. When someone
distributes their work under the GPL, they agree to waive
Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen claim that you don't "agree" to
the GPL since it is not a contact, so how can licensees agree to waive
rights?
their right to enforce their patents embodied in that work against
others who use, copy, and distribute that work. I don't know what you
mean by the GPL "affecting ideas".
affect
af·fect
1. to act on; produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the
crops.
Sincerely,
RJack :)
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