Proposal for OSI Certification: The SteelBlue License

[kmself at ix.netcom.com]

On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 06:48:03PM -0700, David Johnson (david at usermode.org) wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Sep 2000, kmself at ix.netcom.com wrote:
> 
> > > 5.  TERMINATION.  In the event of any default or failure of User to
> > >     abide by the terms hereof, this license may be revoked by TCG
> > >     without prior notice and all rights granted hereunder rescinded.
> > >     In the event of such revocation, the Program and all copies
> > >     thereof however stored and on all media, temporary and permanent,
> > >     shall be returned to TCG or destroyed or otherwise disabled by
> > >     User.  Upon request User shall provide sufficient evidence of
> > >     compliance said obligation.
> > 
> > Unilateral termination language is generally not favorably received.
> > You can yank rights at any time.  Sorry, I won't play.
> 
> I think you have misinterpreted the clause. The way I read it, they can
> only yank rights away if the user does not abide by the license. This
> isn't unilateral, it can only happen through specific action by the
> user. 

Ok.  I see it this way.

In which case it appears that successor rights are also terminated (aka
transmitted rights).  Cf:  Section 4 of the GNU GPL:  "However, parties
who have received copies...".

> Although I don't like how they can terminate usage rights. It would be
> much better if only distribution rights were terminated upon license
> violation.

Yes.

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