Linonut wrote:
The rights comprised in a copyright may be subdivided and
transferred. 17 U.S.C. 201(d)(2) ("Any of the exclusive rights
comprised in a copyright, including any subdivision of any of the
rights specified by section 106, may be transferred as provided
by clause (1) and owned separately."). In other words, a
copyright holder may transfer the right to duplicate to one
person, the right to distribute to another, and the right to
produce derivative works to yet another. See ITOFCA Inc. v.
MegaTrans Logistics, Inc., 322 F.3d 928, 929-30 (7th Cir.2003)
("Making and selling are distinct rights and you can assign one
without the other.").
Thanks for pointing me to that succinct validation of the
methodology of the GPL.
Uhhhh... 17 USC 201(d) begins:
"Transfer of ownership. (1) The ownership of a copyright may be
transferred in whole or in part by any means of conveyance or by
operation of law, and may be bequeathed by will or pass as personal
property by the applicable laws of intestate succession. (2) Any of
the exclusive rights comprised in a copyright, including any
subdivision of any of the rights specified by section 106 [17 USC
106], may be transferred as provided by clause (1) and owned
separately. The owner of any particular exclusive right is
entitled, to the extent of that right, to all of the protection and
remedies accorded to the copyright owner by this title."
Are you seriously suggesting that use of the GPL transfers
ownership of the copyrights rights? Methinks more than the sky is
falling.