www/licenses gpl-faq.html

[Brett Smith]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Brett Smith <brett>     07/11/30 15:28:55

Modified files:
        licenses       : gpl-faq.html 

Log message:
        New question per RMS, vetted by Fontana.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.117&r2=1.118

Patches:
Index: gpl-faq.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/gpl-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.117
retrieving revision 1.118
diff -u -b -r1.117 -r1.118
--- gpl-faq.html        26 Nov 2007 16:28:17 -0000      1.117
+++ gpl-faq.html        30 Nov 2007 15:28:51 -0000      1.118
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@
     &ldquo; interacting with [the software] remotely through a computer
     network?&rdquo;</a></li>
 
+    <li><a href="#ApacheLegalEntity">How does GPLv3's concept of
+    &ldquo;you&rdquo; compare to the definition of &ldquo;Legal
+    Entity&rdquo; in the Apache License 2.0?</a></li>
+
  </ul>
 
   <h4>Using GNU licenses for your programs</h4>
@@ -3023,6 +3027,17 @@
 or a remote X session.
 </p></dd>
 
+<dt><b><a name="ApacheLegalEntity">How does GPLv3's concept of
+&ldquo;you&rdquo; compare to the definition of &ldquo;Legal Entity&rdquo;
+in the Apache License 2.0?</a></b></dt>
+
+<dd><p>They're effectively identical.  The definition of &ldquo;Legal
+Entity&rdquo; in the Apache License 2.0 is very standard in various kinds
+of legal agreements&mdash;so much so that it would be very surprising if a
+court did not interpret the term in the same way in the absence of an
+explicit definition.  We fully expect them to do the same when they look at
+GPLv3 and consider who qualifies as a licensee.</p></dd>
+
 <dt><b><a name="AllCompatibility">How are the various GNU licenses
 compatible with each other?</a></b></dt>   
 
@@ -3269,7 +3284,7 @@
   <p>
     Updated:
     <!-- timestamp start -->
-    $Date: 2007/11/26 16:28:17 $
+    $Date: 2007/11/30 15:28:51 $
     <!-- timestamp end -->
   </p>
 </div>