Dual licensing -- other wrinkles

[Sam Barnett-Cormack]

On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, John Cowan wrote:

> Sam Barnett-Cormack scripsit:
>
> > AIUI, no, you cannot, unless you make a seperate version that is *only*
> > GPL and is not offered under any other licenses - unless *all*
> > contributors agree to it.
>
> In fact, if you register your version with the Copyright Office and the
> contributor does not, you can spit on the contributor's license, because
> he'll only be able to sue for actual pecuniary damages, and there are none.
> Of course, your ethical position is then terrible.

Well, that depends on if you're living entirely in the US, or on the
basis of international copyright treaties, in which case you or other
parties might be in countries that don't require the insanity of
registered copyright.

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Sam Barnett-Cormack
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