Germany

[Greg Wright]

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On 26/01/01 at 16:56 SamBC wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alexander Eichler" <alexander.eichler at wfm.de>
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>> Under German law there are a couple of problems with Open Source
>Licensing,
>> e.g. it is impossible under German law to have no liability for Open
>Source
>> Software. On the other hand, GPL says that there is no liability.
>>
>> I learned that this is a problem in some states in US too.
>
>It is a problem in many nations, UK being the easiest example, where
>there are several 'implied warranties' that cannot be denied, succintly:
>merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and damages
>liability.

No license or document is going to cover all 4 corners of the globe.....no
matter what you invest in the creation....

Just as an example, our Govt. is investigating DVD and how the
implementation of regions may be illegal here, what they can do about the
findings is another matter.T

Regards

Greg Wright
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