[License-discuss] GPLv3 'permanent' license reinstatement?

[Kevin P. Fleming]

Time passes, things change. I may be in full compliance with the
license for years, during which time my license has been 'permanently
reinstated' according to the text. "cease all violation of the
License" indicates a point at which I have returned to being in full
compliance, not an ongoing state of affairs (at least in my layman's
understanding of these words). If the "cease all violation" trigger
addresses an indefinite period of time, then its value as a trigger
seems to be vanishingly small.
On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 9:04 PM Smith, McCoy <mccoy.smith at intel.com> wrote:
>
> "However, if you cease all violation of this License " is the precondition to that reinstatement condition.  If you begin violating the terms again, how could you have "cease[d] all violation of th[e] License"?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: License-discuss [mailto:license-discuss-bounces at lists.opensource.org] On Behalf Of Kevin P. Fleming
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:14 PM
> To: license-discuss at lists.opensource.org
> Subject: [License-discuss] GPLv3 'permanent' license reinstatement?
>
> Section 8 of the GPLv3 says this:
>
> You may not propagate or modify a covered work except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to propagate or modify it is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License (including any patent licenses granted under the third paragraph of section 11).
>
> However, if you cease all violation of this License, then your license from a particular copyright holder is reinstated (a) provisionally, unless and until the copyright holder explicitly and finally terminates your license, and (b) permanently, if the copyright holder fails to notify you of the violation by some reasonable means prior to
> 60 days after the cessation.
>
> <snip>
>
> As I read this, if I violate the license terms, notice my own violation, cure it, and at no time does anyone else notify me of my violations, then my license is reinstated *permanently*. If the reinstatement is indeed permanent, how could it ever be terminated again if I begin violating the terms again?
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