Copyright

Mahesh T Pai paivakil at vsnl.net
Thu Oct 31 12:54:40 UTC 2002


John Cowan wrote:

>> You insist that you can own something 100% and relinquish 100%
>> control at the same time.  There is not a single legal precedent
>> for this anywhere.
> 
> Tell it to the FSF Marines.

What GPL does is to relinquish control over *redistribution* of the 
material not the material itself.

There is no legal precedent on GPL coz. it is clear enough, and coz. 
it is clear enough, no need for the 'assistance' of a court arose.

Regards,
Mahesh T Pai.


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